Seated - front row (from left):ICC CEO Malcolm Speed, CWC director (deputy chairman) O.K. Melhado, CWC chairman Kenneth Gordon, CWC managing director and CEO Chris Dehring; GCC managing director Ian Frykberg, and CWC director Teddy Griffith.

Seated - second row (from left): CWC director (chairman of the finance and audit committee) Ken Hewitt, CWC director Jennifer Nero, CWC director Julian R. Hunte, CWC director (chairman of the cultural committee), Dr. Jean Holder, CWCdirector Ken Boyea and CWC director Sir Royston Hopkin.

Standing (from left): personal assistant to CWC managing director, Kelly Jarrett, GCC broadcast manager Rick Jemison, CWC director Dr. Claude Denbow; ICC commercial manager Campbell Jamieson, GCC legal counsel Gabi Narozny; CWC director Alec Sanguinetti, CWC director Stephen Camacho; CWC venue development director and COO Donald Lockerbie, CWC director Clifford Reis; CWC director Dr. Edward Greene, CWC senior legal counsel (and company secretary) Derek Jones, recording secretary Cynthia Warmington, CWC director Val Banks, administrative assistant - CWC managing director's department, Sasha DeMercado and CWC director (chairman of the tour and travel committee), the Hon. Allen Chastanet. - Contributed

LAST MONTH, the board of directors of ICC CWC WI 2007 Inc. held its final meeting before the tournament.

Members convened in Trinidad and Tobago following three days of discussions with event authority - ICC - and the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC), which owns the sponsorship and broadcast rights for ICC CWC 2007. Officials from those two organisations also attended the CWC board meeting.

CWC chairman Kenneth Gordon lauded his fellow board members for "giving generously of their time" in overseeing the tournament's planning, since the first board meeting in 2003.

In his remarks, CWC managing director and CEO Chris Dehring thanked the board for its unwavering support and guidance during the region's steady progress towards CWC 2007.

"This board has truly been a reflection of the Caribbean's spirit and determination in this historic venture. Representatives from all nine CWC host venues have come together with a common resolve and it has been a pleasure to be part of such an enthusiastic and committed team," Dehring said.

"It has been a long journey and there is still work to be done but I believe we can look forward to hosting the best Cricket World Cup ever."