The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s Logo Competition has been reopened after it was found that images in the previously declared winning entry were used without the permission of the owner.
Minister of Culture, Charles Ramson Jr. yesterday told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that, “Intellectual property is, of course, an important subject matter for this Ministry which would not be ignored or disregarded.”
The winning logo, selected on Tuesday, had generated much criticism online, DPI said.
In addition to reopening the competition, which has now been extended until Saturday, September 12, 2020, the Minister said that the criteria for the determining of the winner have been changed. He said too that shortlisted submissions will be shared on the ministry’s public page and the views thereon will be considered for the selection of the winner.
The new criteria are as follow:
1. That the competition be open for submissions of a logo or artwork generally;
2. That Guyana’s Coat of Arms be included in the submission;
3. That the name of the Ministry be included in the submission;
4. That all the areas of the Ministry (Culture, Youth and Sports) be represented in the submission;
5. That if pictures of persons are included in the submission, they represent the diversity of our demographic; and
6. That if photographs are used in the submission, permission is obtained from the original photographers.
