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Guyana prepares for yacht rally in E’bo River
Minister of Tourism, Cathy Hughes, accompanied by Immediate Past President of THAG, Kit Nascimento, represented Guyana on Sunday at a seminar for the Nereid’s Yachting Rally 2015, held at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago.
The seminar was held to brief members of the international yachting community on the rally. The event, which is now in its third year, is scheduled to leave Trinidad and Tobago on September 4th for Guyana (the Essequibo River), and will conclude in St. Laurent du Maroni , French Guiana, via Suriname October 4th.
Tourism Minister, Cathy Hughes, with yachters in Trinidad. They are expected in Guyana next month.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Dr. Lincoln Douglas, welcomed Minister Hughes, the Guyana and French Guiana delegations, and addressed the approximately 50 cruisers from some 25 yachts attending the rally.
Minister Hughes said her Government very much looks forward to officially hosting the rally on its arrival in Guyana on September 11th at Hurakabra River Resort, located close to Bartica where the yachts will be anchored until September 17th. On that day the rally will depart for the Maroni River.
The Minister, according to the Tourism Ministry, said she welcomed the opportunity to speak with the sailors and to encourage their participation in the rally.
She emphasized the fact that already, with the support of the rally, yachting was a niche tourism attraction for Guyana and that her Government recognizes it as an important area of potential development and growth.
The Minister noted that the Essequibo River provided a selection of beautiful and safe anchorages for visiting yachts and that Guyana has ensured that its Customs, Immigration and health clearance arrangements for yachts were amongst the easiest and most convenient in the Caribbean.
According to the statement, “Minister Hughes and Nascimento, in their respective video presentations, shared Guyana’s exciting and varied tourism attractions, including the spectacular Kaieteur Falls, the Rupununi Savannahs and heritage buildings of the capital city, Georgetown”.
The Minister noted, in particular, that Guyana is becoming one of the most popular birding destinations in the hemisphere, with over 800 varieties of birds to be seen.
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