As Guyana’s potentials continue to be revealed in the eyes of the
regional and international arenas more individuals, businesses,
organisations, tourists and wilderness explorers are coming to discover
opportunities that the country has to offer.
Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali (ag) who
was at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri this morning to
welcome yet another team, the International History Channel, told the
Government Information Agency (GINA) that Guyana is seemingly becoming
an ideal explorative and tourism destination in the world.
The team of over 20 cast members and crew who will be in Guyana for six
weeks, shooting and capturing some of the country’s most untouched and
pristine areas will further help to advance the country’s uniqueness.
“The History channel has a very wide reach and large market
which is consistently looking for different products that will rekindle
them with nature and, Guyana’s unique ability will help to meet those
demands,” Minister Ali said.
Guyana’s present tourism ability, he noted is as a result of
many investments by Government in ensuring the right and necessary
infrastructure were put in place to help promote and expand the
country’s potential.
He is optimistic that the documentaries that will be
produced by the cast will further expand the country’s marketing reach.
“Guyana is already known as one of the leading countries in
environmental protection as a result of its Low Carbon Development
Strategy that is being discussed around the globe…so the environment
itself is product that is in high demand from world, so this is an
opportunity for us to further promote what we have,” Minister Ali
explained.
Guyana’s unexplored nature is considered as the Caribbean
and South America’s best kept secret, according to Tim Evans, President
of the New River Holdings, a company that has been in Guyana for over
five years.
“We have been searching for tourism resort and lodges across the
country and we have found a lot of beautiful locations that would be
terrific for eco-tourism and natural history programmes…we have been
posting this information home to the history channel who have showed
interest and the first crew has arrived to start filming,” Evans
explained.
This historic event, he said has a lot in store for Guyana,
since the documentaries will showcase the South American state and its
beautiful, pristine |