THE stage is set, the booths are ready and the exhibitors are poised for the grand opening ceremony today of the much anticipated GuyExpo 2011, at the Sophia Exhibition Site, celebrated under the theme ‘Enhancing Growth through Competitiveness’.
[ Final touches being placed on the Guyexpo Site Map yesterday. (Adrian Narine photos)]
Final touches being placed on the Guyexpo Site Map yesterday. (Adrian Narine photos)
Participants and visitors are in for a spectacular three days exhibition of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship depicted through a wide range of products and services.
Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Mr. Manniram Prashad, said over 300 businesses are expected to be showcasing their products and services at GuyExpo 2011.
In addition to this, he pointed out that - apart from local producers, this year’s event has attracted foreign delegations from nine countries, including Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Barbados, St.Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica,a fact that signals to the international recognition the trade fair has generated.
[Sterling Products display almost ready for the big opening night.]
Sterling Products display almost ready for the big opening night.
“The overseas buyers are coming to the exposition to see what Guyana has to offer to the international market,” Minister Prashad said.
Prashad explained that all who attend the show are in for a treat as the entire site has been transformed to ensure a more interactive, informative and enjoyable trade fair.
The Tourism Minister gave an insight into what visitors can expect at the 2011 Trade fair.
He said, “The main pavilion will feature mainly furniture manufacturers; this area is already filled and then there will be new innovations and local products in the annex…there are over 120 booths here which will feature the craft producers from various regions across the country…there is a lot happening.”
[ Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism putting the final touches on their booth.]
Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism putting the final touches on their booth.
The minister noted that an average of 30,000 persons is expected to visit the exhibition site every night, which is testimony to how the event has evolved over the years.
“This year we will have a great Expo and I am urging all Guyanese to come out and support ‘local’ as we have come a long way towards developing businesses in Guyana,” the Tourism Minister encouraged.
GuyExpo 2011 will be held from September 29 -October 2 at the Exhibition Site in Sophia, and with an affordable cover charge of $500 for adults and $300 for children. Guyanese and visitors alike are being urged to attend the event which promises to be bigger that it has ever been.
Gates will be opened to patrons from 16:00 hrs - 23:00 hrs on Thursday and Friday and from 14:00 hrs- 23:30 hrs on Saturday and Sunday.
[One of the new exhibitors at GuyExpo 2011, Guy Gas is set to offer new deals and give- aways at the trade fair.]
One of the new exhibitors at GuyExpo 2011, Guy Gas is set to offer new deals and give- aways at the trade fair.
Dubbed as the Caribbean’s premier Trade Fair and Exhibition, GuyExpo has been lauded as the longest sustained exhibition and has become a calendar event in Guyana, attracting over 300 exhibitors, both local and overseas, as well as foreign buyers and investors from the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and North America.
[Comfort Sleep gearing up for the big event.]
Comfort Sleep gearing up for the big event.
Major sponsors of this mega-event include corporate giants Digicel, GT&T, Banks DIH, Ansa McAl and DDL.
[ Final touches being placed on the Guyexpo Site Map yesterday. (Adrian Narine photos)]
Final touches being placed on the Guyexpo Site Map yesterday. (Adrian Narine photos)
Participants and visitors are in for a spectacular three days exhibition of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship depicted through a wide range of products and services.
Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Mr. Manniram Prashad, said over 300 businesses are expected to be showcasing their products and services at GuyExpo 2011.
In addition to this, he pointed out that - apart from local producers, this year’s event has attracted foreign delegations from nine countries, including Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Barbados, St.Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica,a fact that signals to the international recognition the trade fair has generated.
[Sterling Products display almost ready for the big opening night.]
Sterling Products display almost ready for the big opening night.
“The overseas buyers are coming to the exposition to see what Guyana has to offer to the international market,” Minister Prashad said.
Prashad explained that all who attend the show are in for a treat as the entire site has been transformed to ensure a more interactive, informative and enjoyable trade fair.
The Tourism Minister gave an insight into what visitors can expect at the 2011 Trade fair.
He said, “The main pavilion will feature mainly furniture manufacturers; this area is already filled and then there will be new innovations and local products in the annex…there are over 120 booths here which will feature the craft producers from various regions across the country…there is a lot happening.”
[ Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism putting the final touches on their booth.]
Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism putting the final touches on their booth.
The minister noted that an average of 30,000 persons is expected to visit the exhibition site every night, which is testimony to how the event has evolved over the years.
“This year we will have a great Expo and I am urging all Guyanese to come out and support ‘local’ as we have come a long way towards developing businesses in Guyana,” the Tourism Minister encouraged.
GuyExpo 2011 will be held from September 29 -October 2 at the Exhibition Site in Sophia, and with an affordable cover charge of $500 for adults and $300 for children. Guyanese and visitors alike are being urged to attend the event which promises to be bigger that it has ever been.
Gates will be opened to patrons from 16:00 hrs - 23:00 hrs on Thursday and Friday and from 14:00 hrs- 23:30 hrs on Saturday and Sunday.
[One of the new exhibitors at GuyExpo 2011, Guy Gas is set to offer new deals and give- aways at the trade fair.]
One of the new exhibitors at GuyExpo 2011, Guy Gas is set to offer new deals and give- aways at the trade fair.
Dubbed as the Caribbean’s premier Trade Fair and Exhibition, GuyExpo has been lauded as the longest sustained exhibition and has become a calendar event in Guyana, attracting over 300 exhibitors, both local and overseas, as well as foreign buyers and investors from the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and North America.
[Comfort Sleep gearing up for the big event.]
Comfort Sleep gearing up for the big event.
Major sponsors of this mega-event include corporate giants Digicel, GT&T, Banks DIH, Ansa McAl and DDL.
