November 8th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
GUYANA, with its immense ecological and adventure tourism potential, stands to benefit significantly from the 2009 designation as ‘Destination Amazonia Year’, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Mr. Manniram Prashad said yesterday.
November 7th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
Mission of ACTO
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty, signed on July 1978, is an instrument that is designed to advance the process of integration in the countries sharing the Amazon region – Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The 2004 -2012 Strategic Plan of ACTO, developed with inputs from the countries, international organizations, […]
September 19th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
GUYANABRIDING.COM: From his home in the North Rupununi village of Yupukari, Guyana guide, naturalist and explorer Ashley Holland discovered a new species of bird for Guyana. Based on his sighting and recording, the Smithsonian Institute was able to positively identify the bird as the Santa Marta Nightjar (Caprimulgus heterurus).
While Guyana’s bird list continues to […]
August 31st, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown
Tel: 225-5401 or 227-2685, Fax: 225-5401
PRO: 2/1 […]
August 26th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Guyana Geography, Tourism & Visa
The town of New Amsterdam developed as a settlement beside Fort Nassau some 55 miles up the Berbice River. Around 1784, as a result of the fluctuating fortunes of Fort Nassau, the Dutch relocated the town to its present site at the confluence of the Berbice and Canje Rivers. The name New […]
July 5th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
On the 7th of July 2005, the International Board of Trustees (IBOT) of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama or the Centre), “RESOLVED that the Centre’s management will pursue timber operations within the Iwokrama Forest Sustainable Utilization Area to harvest not more than 20,000 cubic metres per annum in […]
June 29th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
Georgetown, GINA, June 28, 2007
Guyana is now being considered the best destination in the world for yachting since it is not plagued by storms, hurricanes and other destructive weather patterns, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad said yesterday.
June 21st, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
Georgetown, GINA, June 20, 2007
Government is working assiduously to push the tourism sector and attract tourists from around the world to make the industry viable, and toward this end assistance is being sought from several areas and agencies geared at tourism promotion.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad recently attended a Tourism Conference […]
June 7th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
Update: We’ve added the full requirements here as some of the sites with the information are not always functioning and at times hard to find.
The Government of the Republic of Guyana has with effect from February 15th, 1993, abolished the visa requirement for the following countries:
January 17th, 2007 | by Voice of Guyana | published in Tourism & Visa
CONSULATE OF GUYANA - ST. LUCIA
Mr. Lokesh Singh, Honorary Consul
Consulate of Guyana
P.O. Box 2003
Gros Islet
St. Lucia
Tel: (Office) 758-453-1149
Tel: (Home): 758-450-0791
(Cell): 758-484-6168
Fax: 758-453-1290
Email: lokesh@amstlucia.com