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Canada constructs guest house at Capoey
Canadian High Commissioner, David Devine, recently visited the Essequibo
Capoey Guest House
Coast and duly commissioned a guest house at Capoey. The building represented a donation from stakeholders in Canada.
The guest house, which has three rooms, a balcony, kitchen, living quarters and toilet facilities was completed at a cost of $7.7 M.
High Commissioner Devine, in his address to residents of the Amerindian community, said that the project is a classic example of partnership. He emphasised that the Canadian Government has indicated its support in sustainable community development in Guyana.
The project, Devine said, is primarily aimed at impacting the livelihood of the indigenous people. The High Commissioner added that the project was made possible through the Canadian Fund for Local initiatives (CFLI) and the Guyana Environmental Capacity Development project 11 (GENCARD) programmes.
Devine added that the Canadian Government is elated to be partnering with members of Capoey, especially the village council, along with GENCAPD 11 project. The involvement of the Inter American institute for Cooperation in the completion of the project was also a source of satisfaction.
The High Commissioner further stated that the guest house was built with the intention of boosting tourism in the Amerindian community and he implored on the Toshoa to work with non-governmental as well as governmental agencies to explore advantageous ways of promoting sustainable tourism activities.
“Your venture here is a good example of the types of initiatives that help the government to achieve its objectives by promoting sustainable Eco-tourism and Agro-tourism in Guyana.”
The delegation consisted of Ann-Geer, Canada fund coordinator; and Anand Herilall, CIDA Development Officer.
Region Two chairman, Parmanand Persaud, and Toshao, Valerie De Young ,also hailed the project as a success.
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