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Minister of Culture Youth & Sports Hon . Charles Ramson
Minister of Tourism Industry & Commerce - Hon . Oneidge Walron
for fantastic , world-class events in the region .” Meanwhile , Oneidge Walrond , Minister of Tourism , Industry and Commerce , aptly highlighted the socio-economic benefits Cricket Carnival could bring to Guyana . If these words were all we had to judge the prospect of Cricket Carnival 2022 , we could rest assured that only good things are in store for Guyana .
However , history shows that Guyanese have heard words like these before . Before Mashramani became the tradition we know today , an Independence Carnival began in Linden during the 1960s . In 1970 , Independence Carnival was rebranded to Mashramani , moved to Georgetown ,
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