The government has responded to a comment in yesterday’s issue of Kaieteur News critical of the standards of the Presidential Suite for the current one-day series between West Indies and England.According to the statement,
Cheap Jerseys China, the Government of Guyana “noted with concern a report in today’s (Saturday, March 21, 2009) Kaieteur news captioned “Unacceptable Standards at Presidential Suite” referring to services provided to persons viewing cricket from the stand known as the Presidential Suite or the Presidential Box at yesterday’s cricket match.”The statement sought to disassociate President Bharrat Jagdeo from the invitation.“The Government of Guyana wishes to make it clear that His Excellency the President did not invite any person to the Presidential Suite, and therefore had no guests in the Suite to whom he or the Government had any obligation to provide hospitality.“In fact, on this occasion, the entire stadium including the Presidential Suite was placed under the control of and was ticketed by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). A number of persons occupying the Suite were there by virtue of having purchased tickets for that location.It said that Office of the President was provided with a limited number of complimentary tickets issued by the West Indies Cricket Board for the Suite. “These tickets were intended to entitle the holder to admission to and occupancy of a seat in the Suite. These tickets were in turn distributed by the Office of the President for use by Members of Cabinet, Parliament,
Wholesale China Jerseys, the Diplomatic Corps, etc.”However,
Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, recipients of the tickets saw the issue as an invitation by President Bharrat Jagdeo even as the Office of the President insisted that “these complimentary tickets did not represent an invitation by the President.“Indeed,
Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, the President was himself not present at the event having departed Guyana earlier in the day on official travel. It is inconceivable, therefore, that a complimentary ticket intended to provide admission into the Suite could be misconstrued as an invitation by His Excellency and, worse yet, entitlement to hospitality provided by His Excellency.”
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resent in the suite were diplomats and special invitees. Prime Minister Sam Hinds, performing the duties of president,
NFL Jerseys From China, was also there.?In the statement issued yesterday the Office of the president stated, “When the Government or State hosts any event at the stadium and invites individuals to the Presidential Suite/Box we accept and recognise the convention of providing hospitality.”Despite the comments by Office of the President, invitees to the same Presidential Suite, during Cricket World Cup 2007, recalled that they were guests of the President and were treated as such.The International Cricket Council, as is the case of the West Indies Cricket Board, had taken control of the stadium.The government argued, however,
Cheap NFL Jerseys China, that it is “an act of poor taste and lack of grace that the recipient of a complimentary seating ticket to a public event that was not hosted by the Government should expect in turn expect complimentary?refreshments.”