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Letter to the Sports Editor Local basketball stakeholders had requested GABF hold elections by year end

Oct 26, 2013 Sports

Dear Sports Editor,
Please find below the text of a correspondence sent by Joseph Chapman on behalf of the basketball stakeholders from Linden, Georgetown and Berbice along with the Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC) after a meeting in Linden on August 11, 2013.
Please note that the collective decision by the local basketball stakeholders calling for an Annual General Meeting and Elections at the level of the GABF level this year was before the Caribbean Basketball Confederation mandated that the Federation hold their quadrennial elections between November 15, 2013 and January 5, 2014.
Our request was withheld as we were informed of the move by the CBC, but of recent we decided to go through by sending this document to the Federation and whether the federation will adhere to that CBC instruction is anybody’s guess.
In fact, we had been hoping that the Federation would have seen it necessary to hold their elections due to the state of the existing body. We have had no reply to this request until now or even an acknowledgement.
Mr. Michael Burnett, Esq.
General Secretary
Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation
16th October, 2013.
Dear Sir,
Please be informed that at a Special Meeting involving the key stakeholders to the GABF; comprising representatives from the Linden, the Georgetown and the Berbice Amateur Basketball Associations and the Guyana Basketball Officials Council on August 11, 2013 at Linden have taken collectively the following decisions, which are being related to you through this correspondence:
We the undersigned have agreed that the state of basketball is not what it should be and as such we urge that the Federation does the following:
Take immediate steps with Annual General Meeting Elections, which are due in 2014, to be brought forward in 2013, perhaps by November/December so that should there be a change in the administration, there is a smooth transition for the GABF to be adequately represented.
Request the completion of all previous tournaments which were conducted under the GABF
That course of action comes knowing the fact that the Federation has not had any General Council or Annual General Meetings or has submitted any Reports on its stewardship of this federation since its AGM and Elections in 2010
We urge that steps be taken to ensure that with the chances of Guyana attending next CBC Championships, and if possible that the federation mounts a strong bid to bring a CBC Senior championships to Guyana in the near future, which is based reportedly that Guyana could have hosted the championships in 2013.
We the identified stakeholders from Linden, Georgetown and Berbice Amateur Basketball Associations along with the GBOC thinks it is necessary at this time to bring about a change to make the necessary steps to alter the course of the game at this time.
With this in mind we look forward to meeting you to address the above mentioned relating to ensuring the game prospers as it should for the good of the game.
With regards,
Joseph Chapman,
On behalf of the Basketball Stakeholders LABA, GABA, BABA and GBOC.

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