Carifesta: If they can’t get Tickets distributed properly, what should we expect for the Event?
August 20, 2008
Free tickets for carifesta became available to the public on Monday 19th August, however as you will read below, a lack of basic organization among the coordinators and distribution sector are causing some hiccups. Our contacts in Guyana called the three numbers posted below to get some information if tickets were still available since tickets will be given on a first come first serve basic. Guess what? They lines are ringing out. Shouldn’t there be someone there at 9:00am in the morning to receive phone calls since Carifesta begins two days from now. Should we expect anything different for any government agency in Guyana? Absolutely not! This is just a common theme that is a part of Guyanese life, where government agencies distribute public access numbers but no one at the end of the line to pick up the phone. Moreover, can’t understand the logic of having three distribution centres in Georgetown and zero in Berbice. Who is catering for the people in the Berbice region? If there is a Berbice location, no one is aware of it, because it is not posted on the Carifesta website. Again, it lack of basic coordination and leadership; that one is for you Minister of Culture Sport and Young People. That’s the Minister with the longest title in the history of public office titles.
Carifesta Organizers, it is time to get you acts together. This is your only chance to showcase Guyana, because the next round is the Bahamas and you know they going to do it right.
The following contact was posted on the Carifesta website for info in obtaining tickets and further below is the snippet for Stabroek News I referenced to above.
Andrew
CONTACT
Carolyn Walcott
Media Coordinator-CARIFESTA Secretariat
91 Middle Street
91 Middle Street
Guyana
Tel :( 592)225-0337; 225-9840, 225-9845
http://www.carifesta.net/
As of yesterday afternoon the Linden Carifesta Secretariat had not received any tickets for the opening and closing events in the city.
Public Relations Officer of the Regional Democratic Council and regional representative at the National Secretariat, Leon Roberts told Stabroek News yesterday that after learning on Monday that tickets will be available, he went to the National Secretariat at Middle Street. He was told after arriving at 2 pm on Monday that tickets will be available for collection at 4 pm. At 4 pm he was referred to an official who is responsible for ticket distribution and identified himself. Roberts said that he was told by the official that she was unaware of any Carifesta committee in Linden. Roberts indicated that he wanted to make clear that the 18-member committee was set up based on a request by Culture Minister Dr. Frank Anthony.
“We have in our possession no tickets for national events”, he reiterated.
It was noted that four packages were sent to individuals in Linden with tickets. The PRO noted that the Regional Executive Officer (REO) had a package addressed to him; a package was addressed to the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP); a package was addressed to the Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo and another to Horace James of the Linmine Secretariat and member of the Region’s Carifesta Committee.
He noted that yesterday morning he found out that the Regional Chairman was able to intercept three packages. In terms of tickets for national events, Roberts stated, Mingo’s packet had 10 tickets for the closing and 10 for the opening. The three packages also included over 1000 tickets for the Region 10 Signal event for August 28 that will see participation by international artistes. And Committee Member Neil Fraser who was in the city yesterday was able to secure 500 tickets also for the August 28 event at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC), that has a maximum capacity of 10,000.
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The way in which the tick were distributed is unfair to the indian community of this country. Also to the working community. how can persons at work go and get tickets during working hours .; the person who put the distribution in place in my openion is a pack of empty headed fools.
I’m an overseas base guyanese and made a special effort to come to the carifesta ,and to attend the opening and other events. To this time its very difficult to get tickets. Let me assure that in the future i will not return to this country because of the manner in which ticket were distributed and the animal behavour of the people of Guyana.