PREPARATIONS are underway by the Regional Administration of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), for the staging of Essequibo Night Exhibition and Fair, which is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday (October 22 and 23). The main focus of the event is to showcase locally grown produce and products of the Region and the Chairman, Mr. Alli Baksh said ‘Essequibo Night’ is one of the biggest during the annual Agriculture Month programme.
He said it gathers about 16,000 people from Region Two and other local Regions, as well as from aboard.
Baksh said, so far, 75 booths have already been erected at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground and work is continuing on more as the need arises.
According to him, many business owners and Guyanese manufacturers have indicated their interest in participating.
It is reported that the Mainstay Holiday Resort on the Essequibo Coast  has also booked a booth and the new Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) will be using a large area to show off produce and products.
The big companies also taking part include Edward B. Beharry and Company, Digicel and Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T).
The Region Two Crops and Livestock Department of the Agriculture Ministry will be occupying nine booths. An officer said seven will accommodate live animals and the other two locally grown Pomeroon and Essequibo Coast produce.
Some of the musical entertainment will be provided by the Shakti Strings Orchestra and many food vendors in the ‘Cinderella County’ will offer freshly prepared delicacies for sale to attending patrons.