AS part of activities for Tourism Awareness Month, the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) have executed a three-day South Road and Croal Street Beautification Project.

The project which began on Friday is part of a wider initiative to enhance some of the physical infrastructure and surroundings within the capital city, and includes weeding, cleaning and planting flowers at several locations within the vicinity of South Road and Croal Street.
The project began with the weeding of parapets and trimming of trees, and was today followed by a clean-up and painting and concluded yesterday with a planting exercise.

The Ministry has partnered with several other stakeholders for this project, including City Hall, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Ministries of Public Works, and Natural Resources and the Environment, United States Embassy’s Guyana-Shine Project and the Progressive Youth Organisation.
Students of President’s College along with other volunteers, and US Ambassador, Dr. Brent Hardt participated in this initiative. The US embassy also donated some gear for the project while City Hall made available six brush cutters towards this activity.
Director of the GTA, Indranauth Haralsingh noted that Guyana can become a more beautiful place if citizens come together occasionally and help to clean their surroundings.
He said there is a need for maintenance of the cleanliness of the surroundings because a few weeks after now the grass will grow back, and citizens will litter in the vicinity again.
Earlier this year the Ministry also embarked on an initiative under which they repaired and painted all the bridges in the same catchment area, with help from various stakeholders which includes commercial banks. (GINA)