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Guyana Government collects outstanding balance from WICB
Dr Anthony says hosting the World Cup enhanced Guyana’s
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WICB Director Chetram Singh (left) presents the cheque to Dr Frank Anthony, while PS Keith Booker appreciates the moment.
Guyana’s Sports Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday collected a cheque for US$750,000 from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as the remaining balance owned to the Guyana Government for gate receipts at the Guyana National Stadium for the six Super Eight ICC Cricket World Cup matches held in Guyana last year.
Just over US$2 million was made at the gates for the World Cup matches and yesterday’s cheque, which was presented to Dr Anthony in the presence of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Keith Booker by WICB Director and Guyana Cricket Board President Chetram Singh.
The simple presentation was made in the Minister’s Office on Main Street and Dr Anthony said he was very satisfied with Guyana’s hosting of the mega event.
“The people who came here for the matches enjoyed themselves and separate surveys done by the University of the West Indies and the University of Guyana, showed that visitors who came to Guyana for the World Cup were satisfied with their stay in Guyana and enjoyed themselves here,” Dr Anthony said.
A huge sum was spent by the Guyana Government to ensure Guyana’s successful hosting of the World Cup which included building a new Stadium and Dr Anthony said that while the Government expected to re-coup the money spent on the modern facility at Providence over time, it was good to make US$2million from the single event.
The Stadium, which became the region’s 10th Test venue this year when Sri Lanka played the West Indies, was constructed through a loan and grant from the Indian Government through discussions between Indian Government officials and Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo when he was in India a few years ago. This led to Guyana’s bid to host matches in the World Cup being accepted by the ICC.
Guyana has just been awarded the right along with St Lucia and Barbados to host matches in the 2010 World 20/20 championships after four
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