-allows for $5m fine for unauthorized sale of tickets
The National Assembly last week Friday passed the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies Bill 2024 allowing for legislation to be enacted during the hosting of the event and allowing hefty fines for persons nabbed in the unauthorized sale of tickets.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson in presenting the Bill to the National Assembly for its second and third reading before passage, said that it was a “great accomplishment” for Guyana to be able to host “this world event.”
He then announced that Guyana was able to secure the hosting of a test match with South Africa, “and this is going to be the first time in thirteen years that we would have hosted a test match in Guyana…”
Pointing to challenges for smaller countries, Ramson said that this is the first time the United States of America is entering the market to host international matches.