According to the fax, dispatched to the WICB on January 13 last, the Australian Cricket Board International Cricket Manager, Richard Watson, said the situation in Guyana is a matter of serious concern and his Board is seeking the WICB guidance on the “reported deterioration in the security situation in and around Georgetown which is of high concern to the ACB”.

Watson indicated that the travel advisory status issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs “warns Australians of the high risk to their personal safety and security when visiting Guyana, and Georgetown in particular.”

Watson disclosed that he has also written the Australian High Commissioner on the matter and continues to monitor the situation through the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra.

Yesterday, at Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) annual general meeting, president Chetram Singh disclosed that the WICB had sent him a copy of the letter and he had in turn dispatched it to Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj.