Increased tourist arrivals among Orealla Regatta benefits – ministry official

COMMUNICATIONS Officer of the Ministry of Tourism, Ms. Chevon Singh, has disclosed that Guyana had seen an 18.3 percent increase in tourist arrivals last September.

altThis, she said, is testimony to the strategy that the ministry is using to market destination Guyana and the Orealla Regatta is one such event on the tourism calendar that boosts tourists arrival in the country.
Speaking in the absence of Acting Minister of Tourism, Mr. Irfaan Ali and Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr. Indranauth Haralsingh, who asked her to convey their best wishes to the organisers, she urged the participants to follow safety precautions for nice, clean fun.
The programme for the regatta included boat races, greasy pole and dancing competition for various categories.

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Visitors who undertook the 50-mile journey up the Corentyne River joined in celebrating the fourth annual show on Saturday and Sunday.
Thealt event, organised by Corentyne Tours (Cortours) and sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, among others, attracted scores of people who enjoyed the many planned activities.
Before the festivities got underway, the village Captain/Toshao Floyd Edwards took the opportunity to highlight thealt improvements witnessed in the community and welcomed everyone.
Organiser Ganesh Singh said this is the fourth annual regatta, something he has initiated to help boost tourism in Orealla.

Shortcomings
He said, as years go by, it will get better. However, he has observed shortcomings this year and the organisers  decided to form a broad-based committee, which will comprise members of the Toshao Council, from Suriname, Cortours staff and representatives of the Guyana Ministry of Tourism and the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).
Alluding to the advantages of the continued staging of the Orealla Regatta, Singh said it has provided an opportunity for Guyana and the rest of the world to witness the hidden beauty of the area and highlight the many talents and capabilities of the inhabitants.
Meanwhile, in the Amerindian community of Orealla/Siparuta, some villagers spoke about the past and present improvements and what else is altneeded.
They agreed that the construction of a nursery school and the dormitory for students was very beneficial, for teachers, as well.
In addressing some of the pressing concerns, the villagers expressed the hope that the government will, sooaltn, build a secondary school in the community to boost access to education.
They are also asking that the government construct a secondary school as there are a lot of students whose parents cannot afford to send them out of the village and, even if they can, the children are not taken care of properly.
Presently, the secondary school students are forced to travel the more than 50 miles along the Corent
yne River to attend either Skeldon or Line Path secondary schools, where they reside in dormitories built by the government.

The villagers extended their gratitude to the government for its continued interest in the development of the village and expressed the hope that they will continue to benefit from even more investment and improvement in years to come.

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