And yet Guyana gets almost no eco/adventure tourists.  Even you couldnt find any so you had to tell us about some white men who went to Guyana to "save all those heathen Hindu pagans from death and damnation".

Yes Guyana does need to promote and its cheapest to do so at exhibits.  The problem is that once some one (who is not Guyanese) does becaome interested to visit, its very hard to buy a trip.  When they do reach Guyana there is a serious risk of spending the entire trip in Gtwn, dodging the garbage floating down the street, if trips to the interior are canceled due to insufficient passengers.  I will NOT recommend a white foreigner taking one of those interior buses, as even Brazilians get robbed, so imagine some Englishman screaming wealth and vulnerability, in the yes of would be bandits!!!

carib bai:

You are a good TALKER---talkers talk---they are masters of complaining, condeming and criticizing---that's you caribJ--- but when it comes to doing, taking action and producing---talkers are missing in action---they are the least productive members of society.

RE: TOURISM IN GUYANA

As of right now---2013, the tourism sector has attracted $GUY25 billion in investments from 14 local tourism investors---these local investors are the DOERS in Guyana---they are not TALKERS like you caribJ----they are DOERS.

The investments range from the establishments of resorts and expansion of hotels to the establishment of multi-complex entertainment centers.

RE: ARRIVALS GUYANA

In 2011--you had close to 150,000

In 2012 there were nearly 175,000 arrivals

Do the math caribJ---tell us what was the % increase in arrivals.

Listen carib--you are a diehard PNC man---you long for the days when Guyana was broke and bankrupt---that was under the PNC.

The Rev has some bad news for you caribJ---those days will not return to Guyana---the DOERS in the business sector will propel Guyana to greater heights---exciting times are ahead for Guyana---in all sectors---tourism, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, etc, etc

Rev

What makes you a doer? Caribj has an ivy league diploma on his wall, what do you have on yours? To this point you are not even a good talker. All you do is plaster the board with rubbish cartoons ( not even your own) and deliberate misinformation about the matter you purport to discuss.

Further, what experience do you have in the tourism or travel sector that you present yourself as an authority on it? You are a half balked dunce who cannot argue one point from premise to conclusion without being a racist, a pig or telling a lie. The point of tourism, regular or eco tourism have been a source  of discussion here for over a decade and the same impediments to us being ready to grow the industry remains.

A new airport, or hotel wont automatically bring in tourist. We have always had the beauty of our interior and many good eco tourist ventures have collapsed.  More people coming home to visit family this year than last does not mean we have mastered the art of managing a tourism sector. At minimum,m reduce the 135 murders a year and the gun violence and have some clean streets.

Only an idiot would confuse arrivals with tourists. If someone, say Jagdeo left the country every week and returned the same week he would be counted as 52 arrivals, instead of one local inhabitant.

More PPP fiddling of the figures.

Stormy:

I could care less where carib got his diploma--the fact is, like you, he is a TALKER, and like you he uses his few functioning brain cells to find fault, blame, complain, cendemn and criticize.

DOERS use their brain cells to put action on ideas---they follow their effort---they create---they produce---they don't TALK and make noise---like you Stormy---you are the quintessential TALKER---you are good at the 3C's---you love to complain, condemn, and criticize.

Rev

According to the PPP Ezjet brought in around 35k visitors and Redjet brought in around 23k.  Neither airline exists.  The increase in visitors came as a result of more travel by OVERSEAS Guyanese taking advantage of $400 fares from JFK.  These fares no longer exist.

What you have yet to prove is that the increase in visitors has ANY to do with the initiatives of the govt to stimulate the eco/adventure segment, and that this travel that does exist will be further stimulated by Marriott.

As to the rest of the economy.  Well rev high prices for rice and gold, no0t having ANYTHING to do with the PPP, have helped increase production in response.  Much of the increased investment in the retail and residential/construction sectors is in response to high inflows of remittances, which has increased the purchasing power of many GUyanese, in addition to the high rice and gold prices.

While the PPP should receive credit for increased investment in health acre and education, we have yet to see any systemic transformation of the economy which will allow it to weather a sharp decline in commodity prices, or a possible decline in remittances from overseas Guyanese, who are increasingly facing their own problems as they move towards retirement.

Of course one can also question whether more money spent on education and health care has resulted in BETTER quality care.  Guyana continues to be among the worst performers in the CXC and wealthy PPP supporters flee Guyana for anything other than getting treatment for a cold or a bruise.

You are such a poathetic soul that you are giving the PPP credit for high commodity prices and high remittances.  In fact high remittances shows the FAILURE of the PPP.  Not only did those who left under PNC rule not bother to return, but many have left since 1992, many of them out of a need to earn an income to sustain their families who remain in Guyana...tghis being especially the case for the tens of thousands of Guyanese living in other parts of the Caribbean.

So why do you praise the PPP?  Do you also praise them when rain falls and when the sun rises?  Because they have no more control over prices and remittances than they do over these natural phenomenon.
Air Canada dropped Trinidad because they consider the yields too low, despite Royal having their Caribbean HQ there, which would generate business traffic.  Cross them out.

Jetblue does not have planes that can reliably reach GEO with a full compliment of baggage.  Unless Guyanese are prepared to travel with only some of their luggage, this is remote. 

 I recall that Universal had the same planes that Jetblue has, and they almost ran out of fuel.  Jetblue isnt going to be so irresponsible.

Whether Westjet thinks that there is enough YEAR ROUND traffic to run a nonstop Tor/GEO flight we will see.  Do not expect them to lose money.

Bottom line is nobody is going to offer the types of airfares that EZjet and Redjet offered.  As you can see the collapse of those airlines showed that they have a flawed business model.

If the Guyana govt thinks that an airline will offer cheap fares and lose money as a result, they are mad crazy.  The closest tothat model they will get is Caribbean Air as it gets a fuel subsidy from T&T, and if they are about to collapse, that govt will bail them out.  Indeed the reason why CAL  loves GEO is that generally they can charge more than Trinis will allow them to.

Local investors are NOT investing in tourism.  Those who did some time back lost their shirts, which is why those who are involved in Marriott are demanding full guarantees of their investment.  Bottom line is if Marriott doesnt work its the govt. NOT the private investors, who will stand the loss.

CaribJ it is my observation that you expend a lot of energy trying to tell us that Guyana is worse off today than the days of the PNC. If one did not know better they would think that the country was the armpit of the Caribbean. However the progress is there for all to see. You are indeed the Baghdad Bob of GNI. 

It used to be the armpit of the Caribbean, now after Jags done with it, it is the armpit of the world.

So it should be easy to point out which post of mine says this.

I await your response. 

Especially as you will fail in any attempt to prove that I have anything poistive to say about PNC rule.  Indeed baseman is upset with me when I say that Burnham did some serious damage to AfroGuyanese.

I am always amused by PPP racists like you who attempt to derail any discussion by an AfroGuyanese by claiming that he is a PNC fanatic who longs for the return of the Burnham dictatorship.

It might shock you but any fecal matter is bad for you, whether its from the PPP or the PNC.  You like to consume PPP feces.

Druggie Guyanese swarmto little islands with troubled economies where the locals DESPISE them.  Those small island people will sooner eat cow feces, or sniff your smelly arm pit  than go live in Guyana.  Indeed most of them dont even wish to visit.

carib:

Your palpable and unconcealed hatred for the PPP blinds you to the remarkable progress being made in Guyana today.

I won't be surprised to learn that you have not visited Guyana since your beloved PNC was thrown out of office.

My advice to you is don't ever visit Guyana---you'll be so shocked to see the remarkable economic progress under the PPP---you'll likely die of a massive cardiac.

Rev

 I do not doubt he detests the PPP or his reasons but he was never a PNCite except in your mind.

Progress is not defined as big houses by party members, cronies or drug lords  or by the abundance of produce in the markets. It is in the quality of lives of the general population being lifted up in the process because they share in the wealth and the expenditures are directly for their benefit. It means that corruption is low, people feel safe and that they are satisfied with their government. Most of the people reject the PPP. You should check the numbers since you are such a numbers man! 11 dollars to cross a bridge the that the people's money was the major investment and yet have it in the hands of political moochers is not progress. 40% of people living in poverty is not progress etc etc

Storm:

You're making some valid points! But like caribJ, you are also blinded by your hatred for the PP.

You want progress:

CHECK OUT GUYANA'S REAL GDP GROWTH SINCE 2006:

2006: 2.3%

2007: 7.0%

2008: 2.0%

2009: 3.3%

2010: 4.4%

2011: 4.2%

2012: 3.9%---est

That's progress stormy---NUMBERS DON'T LIE---except, of course, the Rev's American election political numbers.hahahahahaha

Rev

Ohh boy, here comes yuyujiiii the one who's always hanging on to Rev and his out of this world wrong numbers.

Yet you buy land there and invest, you must have confidence in the PPP despite all your rumblings. hahaha

In fact that trend has reversed as Guyanese swarm back home. If the Brazilians and Chinese see bountiful opportunity in Guyana then so should Guyanese. 

Again you show your ignorance, where most speak off the top of their heads, you speak off the top of your ass. I do have property in Canada my adopted country but I have no property in Guyana.

Maybe after the AFC gets in or at the very least the thievin PPP/C have been placed behind bars and there's some semblance of decency, I just might.

you so right,rev,nehru skeltoman is coming back.old people say when hell running over

Word of advice, when or if the AFC gets in, property prices will plummet as investors flee the nation. Buy now under the PPP and sell just before AFC gets in. hahahahh

The land that I owned in Guyana I sold.  Having NO confidence in a future in Guyana.  I dont deal drugs and I am not Indian.

Many Guyanese still remain in these islands to the HUGE disappointment of the locals.

Brazilians and Chinese in Guyana arent looking for jobs as Guyanese are looking for in Trinidad.  They are looking to exploit Guyana's resources and our dumb PPP might well let then get away with this, for a small piece.

Call them INVESTORS. They believe in Guyana's future that's why they invest here.

They don't invest in the future of Guyana. They invest in their own future. Once they have made enough money they'll be gone to spend their earnings somewhere else. Get a life and see what these people have been doing to other cultures in the last few decades. We are going to end up like the locals in Tibet soon if we let the Chinese overrun us.

Mr. T:

Check out the video below---it is titled:

BBC FAST TRACK: EXPLORING GUYANA

Folks who are interested in nature--folks who are adventure oriented--they will find Guyana appealing.

Of course, the AFC and PNC naysayers will continue to condemn and criticize Guyana---all because the PPP is in power.

I have 3 words to describe those Guyana critics:

TALKERS AND LOSERS!

Thank heavens for the DOERS in the business sector---they are excited about growth and development in Guyana---they are making things happen---the DOERS are DOING while the TALKERS are talking---talking crap and nonsense.

Rev

I watched the three part episodes as well. At the end of the last episode the British scientists went to see Bharat about certain issues and requests. The then president was obviously more interested in being on British TV than about the Guyanese environment.

Excellent!

Now Mr. T, when you get a chance--take a look at this video--it's nearly 17 minutes long and is titled:

GUYANA: BEYOND BEAUTIFUL--IMAGING INTERIOR TRAVELS

Stunningly beautiful, right Mr. T ?

The real beauty of Guyana resides in her interior regions---what says you Mr. T ?

Rev

We have always known and enjoyed the beauty of this grand world heritage. I have seen it...have you? Enjoy it while your party continues to rack up Petrocaribe debt. 

Rev Guyana is a beautiful country by these chamers in Government will bruck it all up like KING MIDAS only thing is they so black hearted and teifing that everything they touch will turn to shyte.

Devin:

Check out the video below titled:

IWOKRAMA GUYANA'S RAINFOREST PRESERVATION

TK and caribJ would be delighted to see a brief comment from their late hero Desmond Hoyte, while Nehru will be excited to see his hero Cheddi Jagan.

But you are 100% correct Devin--Guyana is a stunningly beautiful country---Nature lovers who have not visited Guyana must be encouraged to do so.

Rev

Just to show the failure of the PPP.  The BBC has done ample stories on Guyana, and yet under 10k people visit from the UK.  Most of them being Guyanese based there, or business people.

Why is the PPP not able to convert all this FREE publicity that it gets in the UK media into solid interest by UK visitors?  Suriname gets tens of thousands of Dutch tourists every year, in addition to Netherlands based Surinamers.  Why?  Because they have developed a user friendly tourist product easily accessable to those interested in visiting.

All true and yet apart from overseas Guyanese, cricket loving Caribbean people, business people and a few very adventurous and hardy souls, Guyana gets virtuall no visitors, while neighboring Suriname has created a viable eco/adventure tourism industry with visits by tens of thousands of Europeans.

i wish these ppp fools that post shit on this site will just shut up and go back and live in guyana.let them take their children with them.blackout every day,murder and robbery every day,police stopping you on the road for no reason hauling you to the station when they can just write a ticket,when rain setup georgetown flood,no traffic lights,and this is just the little problems.

carib:

The Guyana Ministry of Tourism and the private sector are working assiduously on promoting Guyana as a tourist destination.

Let me remind you of an old Guyanese proverb:

"ONE ONE DUTTY BUILD DAM"

meaning

Slowly but surely Tourism--nature and ecotourism will blossom in Guyana.

Rev

At this pace the country will be reclaimed back by the sea before the tourism industry takes off.

Does it give you a sense of joy and elation to wish Guyana badly as long as the PPP is in office ? Do you so desperately want the hustlers, the con-men, and the terrorists  in the AFC/PNC to rule Guyana that you want the country to fail today under the PPP ?

Rev

No one is against the Marriott. They are against the manner in which state assets are used for the benefit of PPP cronies. The Marriot is a PPP enrichment scheme plain and simple.

Yes, indeed they PPP are doers. They are doing it to us.

They also have in you a proven talker/liar as well. You represent them aptly; a racist, a shallow scumbag and one with no moral compunction about liberal lying.

Do yourself a favor.  Ask non Caribbean people what they know of Guyana and whether they have any small interest in even seeing whether they should visit.

The answer is that Guyana remains less known than even Nevis and the few who have heard of it do not even have the smallest desire to see whether they should examine whether they should consider it or not.

So what ever the PPP is doing to develop tourism is FAILING.  Guyanese do0 NOT need to be told by the PPP to visit.  That decision is determined by the friends and relatives that these people have remaining there.

carib:

Check out the optimistic comments on Guyana by a non-caribbean man--US ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt:

RE: MORE GOOD NEWS PROGRESS IN GUYANA

Read comments from ambassador Brent Hardt:

In his presentation, US Ambassador, Brent Hardt acknowledged that “Guyana’s looming transition to an energy producing nation could offer a critical and transformative juncture in Guyana’s history.”

  

He emphasised that Guyana is standing at a key stage in its history, as it surveys promising extraction opportunities, phenomenal timber resources and mineral wealth including gold, diamond, bauxite and manganese while striving to preserve resources for the future and to develop a programme of sustainable growth.

 

“This resource wealth is now on the verge of being significantly enhanced by the possibility of oil discovery and the likelihood of Guyana transitioning to an energy producing nation,” Ambassador Hardt said.

 

Having recognised Guyana’s natural beauty and the wilderness, the Ambassador stressed the importance for the country to not only utilise its abundance of natural resources wisely, but also to take steps to ensure it cherishes them, protects the vast water supplies for which Guyana takes its name and preserves the unique rainforests that provide incredible wood.