Participants of the 14th Pakaraima Mountain Safari with their certificates along with Minister of Telecommunication Catherine Hughes, Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe (centre) and Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Indranauth Haralsingh (7th from left standing) (GINA photo)
Minister of Telecommunication with responsibility for tourism, Catherine Hughes has underscored the importance of community-based tourism to the development of the local tourism sector and the beneficiary villages and their people.
The Minister was at the time speaking at the certificate presentation ceremony for the 14th Pakaraima Mountain Safari at the Sophia Exhibition Centre on Thursday.
Participant, John Bennett receiving his certificate from Safari Coordinator, Frank Singh (GINA photo)
Participants of the 14th Pakaraima Mountain Safari with their certificates along with Minister of Telecommunication Catherine Hughes, Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe (centre) and Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Indranauth Haralsingh (7th from left standing) (GINA photo)
