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Guyana: Failed strategy for World Cup Cricket

Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
Posted 3 April 2007 13:50 GMT

Guyana Providence Stadium links to a story by by Vaneisa Baksh about the failed marketing strategy of the Cricket World Cup: “West Indians sensed early that this World Cup cared little for their company, their culture, and ignored the realities of life in this part of the world. It just hasn't been enough about West Indians; can you blame them?”

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