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Number Sixty-three Beach to come alive today
Easter Monday is one of the liveliest days at the Number Sixty-three Beach on the Corentyne.
Today a massive crowd is expected from all parts of Guyana as well as from neighbouring Suriname, more so with the operation of the Berbice River Bridge.
Adrian Anamayah
Over the years, Government has been allocating funds to upgrade the facility with a view of making it a tourist attraction.
To this end, a committee was established a few years ago but for unknown reasons it became defunct. The second body – Number Sixty-three Beach Management Committee was formed during the later part of 2008.
The organization is now under the leadership of Attorney-At-Law Adrian Anamayah.
The Secretary is Davenand Chaitram and Committee members include David Subnauth, Jamna Persaud Ghamandi, and Vice Chairman of Region Six, Dennis Deroop.
The Chairman of the previous committee Magistrate Krishendat Persaud is now Advisor to the Committee.
According to Mr. Anamayah, two kite flying competitions are slated for today. One of these is sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce. The categories include the largest, smallest, and best tourism depicted kite. Among prizes to be won are trips to Kaieteur Falls and other nature resorts.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is sponsoring the other prizes.
Mr. Anamayah said that the development of the Number Sixty-three Beach is an ongoing project.
According to him, through Minister Manzoor Nadir, the main access road was rehabilitated a few years ago and some cash was given to the previous committee for other work.
President of the Management Committee, Adrian Anamayah, noted that today (Easter Monday) is the first big activity that the committee is involved in and as such his group hopes to effectively manage the situation at the beach in terms of visitors and vehicles on the venue.
For today only, security check points have been established at the two main entrances – at Number Sixty-three and Number Sixty-one Villages primarily for vehicular traffic.
There are several other means, for persons on foot to enter the Number Sixty-three Beach, which spreads from Number Fifty-four to Number Sixty-five Village.
He said that for the first time, there are portable sanitary facilities on the beach – six in number.
The group also invested funds to clean the facility and is boasting that the area can now be considered as sparkling.
Tomorrow, the clean up exercise, which began on Saturday, would continue. According to Mr. Anamayah this an ongoing exercise and is facilitated by the Region Six Administration using the drainage and irrigation workers.
Some land filling was done at the Number Sixty-three entrance and this was also expanded. The main access road (Number Sixty-three Village) was also upgraded.
For many years, persons unknown have been using the Number Sixty-three Beach for garbage disposal. Mr. Anamayah called on those involved to desist from this practice.
He said that the effective management the facility is a tedious one.
There is also the problem of erosion. Plans are on the drawing board to plant trees to ease this problem.
The lack of finance is another issue facing committee members. Mr. Anamayah said that though they are looking at several ideas, the committee is cash strapped and this impedes on the pace.
“We have been surviving basically on donations from the business community mainly Kris Jagdeo Construction Company, Peter Lewis Construction Company, B. K. International and other smaller entities between the Upper and Lower Central Corentyne areas.”
The Region Six Administration also funds two guard huts at a price tag of close to $500.000.
The Number Sixty-three Beach also has a guest house – Sun Splash— which is equipped with a bar and deck.
This was constructed and is owned by Narpattie, a private businessman. According to Mr. Anamayah, Mr. Narpatttie also owns the plot of land on which the guesthouse stands.
Touching on safety at the beach Mr. Anamayah said that it is virtually impossible for the committee to establish life saving facilities along this seven-mile stretch of beach. “The size of it puts that over our financial reach.”
He called on parents and guardians to pay keen attention to the movement of their charges and for persons to be cautious at all times whenever using the beach.
Noting that today Easter Monday is a day of fun and frolic, he reminded drivers that it is an offense to imbibe alcohol and drive.
Heavy police presence is also expected to regulate and control traffic and generally maintain law and order.
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