By Shauna Jemmott
KITTY and Kingston waterfront areas have been identified for the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the proposed project includes boardwalks, recreational areas, modernised ramps for ferries and water taxis, and a dockyard for yachts.Finance Minister Winston Jordan has said that, “The initiative will serve as a recreational and tourist attraction and will create opportunities for small business development.”
In the meantime,the Guyana Chronicle observed a lone paraglider enjoying the sport in the Atlantic off the Kingston seawall in Georgetown on Tuesday. The tide at the Kingston seawall was high and the waves were perfect for the sport.
Director-General in the Ministry of Tourism, Donald Sinclair, in a telephone interview Wednesday told the Guyana Chronicle that the ministry has not yet considered water sport in the waterways of the Garden City, but it is open for proposals from individuals and tour companies.
He said the fact that someone was spotted parasailing here speaks to the potential for such a sport in Guyana. Sinclair said also that if a developer wants to approach the Tourism Ministry with a plan for parasailing or any other water sport activity in Georgetown, it would be considered.
He said that the ministry has embarked upon investing in water sporting in the northern parts of Guyana, particularly the beaches of Bartica and waterways in the mining town of Linden.
The Guyana Chronicle understands that the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has expressed an interest in individuals and groups proposing ideas and programmes for the development of the Georgetown seawall, which includes activities.
Efforts by this publication yesterday to contact an official from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure for a comment on the development of the Kingston and Kitty seawalls were to no avail.
However, a senior employee at the ministry told the Guyana Chronicle that the ministry plans to develop the seawalls stretching along Kingston to the Rupert Craig Highway.