US embassy team visits Region Nine

This US Embassy photo shows the two officers at right.

The US Embassy says that Amerindian leaders in regions Nine and Ten raised the expanding tourism industry and how to capitalize on the potential for both regions to attract visitors in accord with community values.

From April 7-12 Deputy Chief of Mission Bryan Hunt and Economic Officer Jeff Barrus travelled more than 1,500 kilometres to visit indigenous communities from Fairview in the Iwokrama forest to Katoonarib in the South Rupununi, for a reconnaissance of the areas with a view to providing developmental assistance, the embassy said in a press release.

In speaking with Amerindian leaders, Hunt reinforced the US’s commitment to the development of the indigenous people and listened to their concerns about natural resources management, climate change, land titling, social issues and wildlife protection. A key area of common interest was the burgeoning tourism industry and how best to