THOUSANDS OF GUYANESE ATTEND GUY EXPO---30,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE EXHIBITION ON SATURDAY ALONE

President Donald Ramotar compensated for his unavoidable absence from the opening of Guyana’s signature trade fair and exposition GuyExpo when he dropped in last evening for a walk about in the company of first lady Deolatchmie Ramotar.

Exhibitors take a photo opportunity with President Donald Ramotar and First Lady Deolatchmie Ramotar

Acting Tourism Industry and Commerce Minister Irfaan Ali and staff from the committee that organised this year’s GuyExpo escorted President Ramotar and the first lady on the tour of the well-attended Sophia venue. Some 30,000 persons visited the exhibition on Saturday.

Asked about the outlook for Guyana in the near future, in keeping with the theme of the expo, President Ramotar made reference to initiatives to promote the information communication technology sector and modernisation of the sugar, rice and bauxite sectors.

He touted Guyana as a destination for investment when asked to give a good reason why foreign investors should consider this country.

“We have a lot of potential here, a lot of raw materials… we have minerals and natural resources. We have land; we have fresh water and good conditions for agriculture. In an era when it is very clear that the world is thinking seriously of food security, Guyana has the possibility of playing a major role,” President Ramotar said.

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Disorganised GUYEXPO

Dear Rev AL

I wish to expose an occurrence on 28th September , 2012 at GuyExpo . I had  bought tickets for myself and family and also a Parking Ticket for $1000 at a city supermarket for the above event .On arrival there approximately two blocks away from the entrance I was told by a policeman that I couldn’t proceed further in my car . I showed him  my prepaid parking ticket but despite that he insisted that  the parking lots were filled and that I  had to park in a small avenue in Lamaha Gardens .What a long trek that was to the Exhibition site . What was even worse was that the officials  at the GuyExpo office told me that that they were unable to do anything about that and that I couldn’t be refunded .

This letter is just to warn others of the risk of purchasing parking tickets for the GuyExpo event .

Krishna Sankar

Look on the bright side Mits, $1000 for talking a long walk is cheaper than joining a gym