| Tickets for Carifesta events will be available from today, according to the Carifesta Secretariat.All tickets are free and can be uplifted from the Carifesta Secretariat, Middle Street, Georgetown, the organizers say.They will be distributed today from 10:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs at the National Cultural Centre, Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Theatre Guild, Sophia Exhibition Centre and the Carifesta Secretariat headquarters in Middle Street.Yesterday, the Carifesta Secretariat said that only one ticket will be issued per person for the opening and closing ceremonies. Only people with valid tickets will be allowed to ticketed events.The symposia, film festival, youth village, book fair, readings, workshops and master classes, as well as open-air concerts and events do not require tickets. Each ticket admits one person for the event,Bvb Trikot Kinder, and this is indicated on the ticket.Children under 12, the Secretariat said, do not require tickets, except for the Performing Arts events, where they will be occupying a seat.“Tickets for no more than five events can be issued to a single person at one time. For all other events, four tickets per person per event are permitted.This is to ensure that as many persons as possible acquire tickets,” a statement issued by the Secretariat stated. Admission to venues is subject to compliance with all the laws and facility rules.“The Carifesta Secretariat will not be responsible for the loss of tickets, and will therefore not replace lost tickets.” Weapons, alcohol or illegal substances are not allowed in any venue.The tickets for the ‘Grand Market,’ which is being hosted at the Sophia Exhibition Site, have no dates. “They are colour coded.Anyone found selling or bartering tickets will be prosecuted by law. The tickets will be distributed on a ‘first come, first served basis.’The regulations are “to ensure that there is an equitable spread of tickets among all persons who wish to attend events.Yesterday, a crowd that turned up at the Secretariat left disappointed, since the ticket distributing process was not in gear. This occurred at around 14:00 hrs outside the Secretariat, and continued throughout the afternoon.While the Secretariat had announced that the tickets could be accessed at the site yesterday, sources there informed this newspaper that the tickets only arrived in Guyana on Sunday night, which was not ample time to facilitate the distribution process.Kaieteur News was informed that since tickets will now be distributed at five different locations, it will allow the staff at the secretariat more time to complete packaging and labeling, to ensure a smooth distribution operation.Yesterday, persons coming from as far as Linden and Berbice were bitter; many felt they wasted money to travel unnecessarily.Meanwhile, Minister Frank Anthony, in a comment yesterday, indicated that the officials who were responsible for allocation and distribution of tickets were busy distributing tickets to other regions, and by the time they were finished, it was too late to attend to citizens in Region Four.The minister has apologised for any inconvenience caused. |
