GuyMine.com: Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad stated that Rockstone is a potential tourist attraction. His comments came during the first-ever Rockstone Fish Festival held over the weekend in Region Ten.
Rockstone is a community located on the Essequibo River , some 32 miles above Bartica.
A fish festival celebrates the contribution made by those persons involved in the local fishing industry. The event organised by the Region Ten Tourism Association in collaboration with the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP), the Youth Neighbourhood Development Movement and the Tourism Ministry, attracted individuals from Linden , Bartica, Mahaica, Georgetown and New Amsterdam .
Head of LEAP, Kathleen Whalen, said that the event was a success. She said that some 900 people paid at the gate to enter the fishing area.
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