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<SPAN class=Subheadline>Unaccredited LOC staff locked out of Trelawny stadium</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Garfield Myers & Andrew Hancel
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>This young lady was one of a few Local Organising Committee volunteers who made it into the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium yesterday for the Cricket World Cup 2007 warm-up match between West Indies and Kenya. Most of the volunteers were not let in because they were not accredited. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Falmouth, Trelawny - An alarming "glitch", which led to last-minute accreditation of "a large number" of Cricket World Cup workers and volunteers, marred what was an otherwise good day in the opening warm-up match between West Indies and Kenya at the scenic Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium here yesterday.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The situation meant that with the bulk of the ground staff on the outside seeking to be accredited, Michael Hall, the Cricket Operations director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, had to chip in for a short time as a groundsman yesterday morning.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Hall assisted head groundsman Lester Robinson and two of his staff, who had gained entry to the ground to remove the covers at about 7:15 am - close to an hour later than would normally be the case.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Observer was told that the remainder of the ground staff did not get on to the field until 15 minutes before the scheduled 9:30 am start - just enough time to do basic repairs to the carpet-like outfield following fielding and bowling practice by the teams.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Others affected included cricket operations staff and even people who are making final preparations for Sunday's opening ceremony. Oneil Cruickshank, chairman of the LOC's Cricket Operations Committee, was among those without accreditation yesterday morning.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"All sorts of various people were affected, . there were people who came and turned back this morning and went home, because of what they came across," a source close to the Local Organising Committee told the Observer.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But according to Mandy Keegan, accreditation programme manager at Rushmans, the company which manages accreditation for the ICC Cricket World Cup, the deadline for accreditation was not met by some stakeholders involved in the event.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"It would appear that despite our best efforts over the past two years, including a tailored accreditation education programme, briefing stakeholders in all host nations, many people did not appreciate the stringent requirements of a world event's accreditation system," stated Keegan in an ICC media release issued last night.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We have a very clear policy for accreditation to this event and everyone applying for accreditation must complete a registration and receive authorisation from a senior representative before being submitted for security screening.
This process is not one that can be turned around in a matter of minutes, hence the setting of such early deadlines to accommodate these security requirements."<P class=StoryText align=justify>Further in the release it was noted that the high number of 'essential operational' staff, who had not applied in time for accreditation, were issued with temporary accreditation passes at yesterday's warm-up match, but the passes will be replaced with full passes once the screening formalities have been completed.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But a
<SPAN class=Subheadline>Unaccredited LOC staff locked out of Trelawny stadium</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Garfield Myers & Andrew Hancel
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=232 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>This young lady was one of a few Local Organising Committee volunteers who made it into the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium yesterday for the Cricket World Cup 2007 warm-up match between West Indies and Kenya. Most of the volunteers were not let in because they were not accredited. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Falmouth, Trelawny - An alarming "glitch", which led to last-minute accreditation of "a large number" of Cricket World Cup workers and volunteers, marred what was an otherwise good day in the opening warm-up match between West Indies and Kenya at the scenic Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium here yesterday.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The situation meant that with the bulk of the ground staff on the outside seeking to be accredited, Michael Hall, the Cricket Operations director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, had to chip in for a short time as a groundsman yesterday morning.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Hall assisted head groundsman Lester Robinson and two of his staff, who had gained entry to the ground to remove the covers at about 7:15 am - close to an hour later than would normally be the case.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Observer was told that the remainder of the ground staff did not get on to the field until 15 minutes before the scheduled 9:30 am start - just enough time to do basic repairs to the carpet-like outfield following fielding and bowling practice by the teams.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Others affected included cricket operations staff and even people who are making final preparations for Sunday's opening ceremony. Oneil Cruickshank, chairman of the LOC's Cricket Operations Committee, was among those without accreditation yesterday morning.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"All sorts of various people were affected, . there were people who came and turned back this morning and went home, because of what they came across," a source close to the Local Organising Committee told the Observer.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But according to Mandy Keegan, accreditation programme manager at Rushmans, the company which manages accreditation for the ICC Cricket World Cup, the deadline for accreditation was not met by some stakeholders involved in the event.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"It would appear that despite our best efforts over the past two years, including a tailored accreditation education programme, briefing stakeholders in all host nations, many people did not appreciate the stringent requirements of a world event's accreditation system," stated Keegan in an ICC media release issued last night.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We have a very clear policy for accreditation to this event and everyone applying for accreditation must complete a registration and receive authorisation from a senior representative before being submitted for security screening. This process is not one that can be turned around in a matter of minutes, hence the setting of such early deadlines to accommodate these security requirements."<P class=StoryText align=justify>Further in the release it was noted that the high number of 'essential operational' staff, who had not applied in time for accreditation, were issued with temporary accreditation passes at yesterday's warm-up match, but the passes will be replaced with full passes once the screening formalities have been completed.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But a
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