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…billed for November 19 and 20The Sixth annual Rockstone Fish Festival, billed for November 19 and 20, was officially launched Friday by Tourism Ministry with promises of bigger and better activities this year.First staged in September 2006, the aim is promoting the location as a major tourist attraction and generating income and opportunities for the community.The event is set to be held at Rockstone, a small fishing community 18 miles from Linden in Region Ten (Upper Demerara/Berbice), it will be jointly hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and Rockstone Tourism Association (RTA).The programme begins on Saturday, November 19 and continues with some happenings as early as 04:30hrs the following day, including the fish catching competition in the waterway teeming with fish, including one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world, the Arapaima.A scene from the Rockstone Fish FestivalThe community of about 250 persons, is now gearing itself to be transformed into a hub for actions, among them being a fishing expedition, fish catching, deboning and cooking competitions and guided river tours to nearby Golden Beach and Gluck Island, which has a rich population of birds, at least 140 species and a natural habitat for the giant otter, big river turtles,NFL Jerseys China, ‘Howler’ monkeys, labbas, iguanas, bush hogs, black caimans and is home to the National Flower, Victoria Amazonia.Its surroundings offer possibilities for bird watching, river safaris, nature walks and sport fishing and,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, as such, the Ministry has been working to develop the area as a major attraction for visitors.Minister Prashad, speaking at the official launching in the Boardroom of his ministry on South Road, Georgetown, assured that his ministry fully supports the event, which he declared is one of the biggest fish festivals in the Caribbean.Prashad said the fish festival which is taking place during Tourism Awareness Month,Wholesale Jerseys, is part of his Ministry’s calendar of events.He said it is very important for tourism and the residents of Rockstone and Region Ten as a whole, adding, “it is promoting Guyana and our tourism product”.“…because right now we are now ranked alongside Peru as one of the top birding destinations in the world and we are being identified right now as the next niche market of sport fishing in this part of the world,” Prashad stated.He said Guyana has what is considered by professional anglers worldwide as the world’s most popular freshwater game fish, the Peacock Bass (Lukanani).“So we are promoting sport fishing, and Rockstone gave us that opportunity because it was identified early and now Rewa is also identified as a top potential hotspot for sport fishing,” he said.He said the event, which has grown significantly over the years, is expected to attract over 5000 people from all across Guyana, boosting domestic tourism, and also attracts visitors from overseas.“This fish festival is very important because of what it does for the community – this is part of community-based tourism,” Minister Prashad highlighted.“The aim is to get people in the community to produce goods and services so that they can sell and promote what they have, not just for the fish festival but for tourists throughout the year, because Rockstone is becoming very popular.”“We at the Ministry of Tourism and the Government in Guyana, in particular, are supporting this event in all aspects to promote the residents in Rockstone; to promote what they are doing for the community; and to make them self-sufficient so that throughout the year they can develop sport fishing… they can go to another level,Wholesale Jerseys,” Prashad said.Minister Prashad said it is going to be a fun-filled event with a picnic-like atmosphere where people can camp out with their families and friends.GTA Vice-President, Ms. Marlyn David,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, said the committee is working to ensure the successful hosting of the much-anticipated event,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, with a lot of activities lined up including swimming, diving and paddle boat competition, watermelon and farine eating competition, tug-o-war competition, cultural activities and lots of other entertainment.It was also noted that work has been done recently to improve the access road to Rockstone, while there will be a huge pontoon to conduct river tours.