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The government, particularly the Ministry of Tourism, has failed miserably to deliver on its promises and execute its initiatives to enhance and develop the nation’s most popular beach—the Number 63 Beach on the Corentyne Coast.During a recent visit to the Number 63 Beach, it was observed that one cannot even get into the beach since the access road is impassable. Most of the main entrance is under water at the moment, with large pools at various spots. Additionally, the structures around the beach, namely the benabs, washrooms and changing rooms are filthy.The pit latrines are in a messy state and the black water tank which was once attached to a shower room apparently has been vandalized. Litter is commonplace; the area is full of garbage including broken bottles. One of the pavilions is literally falling apart.  The changing rooms and toilet seats and floors are covered in thick sand.The beach stretches from Number 65 Village in the south to Number 54 Village in the north and is considered one of the longest stretches of natural beach in the Caribbean, being approximately 8.5 Km in length. It is well- known for its popular driving surface.Ever so often, the Ministry of Tourism comes up with some kind of projected vision for the tourism hot- spot but cannot seem to deliver on its promise to put its plans into effect. There are two entrances to the beach—one at Number 60 and the other at Number 63; most persons utilize the Number 63 entrance.In 2009, then Minister of Tourism, Mr. Manniram Prashad, used the Number 63 Beach as a platform to launch Tourism Awareness Month. The appointment of Prashad then as Minister saw renewed interest in the development of the beach. He put in place a committee, not only to look at maintenance, but also to spearhead the development of the beach as an attractive tourist destination.There was talk over the years by government about the need to enhance the beach to attract more visitors,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, but the plans never materialized.Back in 2011, at the Berbice Expo, Prashad touted the Number 63 Beach Redevelopment Vision which was aimed at enhancing the area. If implemented, that initiative should have seen a more attractive and safer beach with more family- friendly activities.“We are looking at the possibility of overnight accommodation, improving the facilities at the beach in terms of lounge chairs and a boardwalk. We need to have more persons at the beach to be able to develop concessions for renting paddle boats and jet skis,” Manzoor Nadir, former Minister of Tourism, said in August 2005 on a visit to the beach.Now Minister of Tourism, Mr. Irfaan Alli, too, seems to have failed miserably in planning and implementing initiatives to enhance the beach.Last year, the dilapidated beach entrance was highlighted by a letter writer, Ms. Ebony Narpatty, whose restaurant and bar is located on the beach grounds. “An embarrassment to the country, the 63 beach and the government is the dilapidated 63 beach entrance road that exists.”In 2011, the Upper Corentyne Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) erected fifty ‘Clean beach’ sign boards around the entire beach. Today, save for one billboard that stands tall at the beach entrance, none of the fifty sign boards is anywhere to be seen. The clean beach signs were installed along the busier stretch of the location spaced out at approximately 150 feet.During a meeting in April involving the Chambers of Commerce operating in East Berbice, the Region Six Administration; Corriverton Town Council; Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce; the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA); the Guyana Police Force, Sea Defence Department; GuySuCo; and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG), several issues were raised during the engagement.Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr. Indranauth Haralsingh on Saturday, stated that he is aware of the dilapidated structures along the beach and that he recently received estimates from a Corentyne carpenter to repair the structures.“The [beach] Committee will put that (the estimates) out to the private sector so we will have sponsorship on each structure.”Co- Chairman of the Beach Committee, Mr. Adrian Anamayah, said on Saturday that the Committee was recently resuscitated and is trying its best. We have plans to do both entrances. We had commitments from businessmen to assist with the Number 60 entrance and we’re looking for assistance from the Regional Administration and Central Government for the Number 63 entrance. Because of the rainfall, the entrance is in a bad state. We have to wait until the weather changes to mobilize equipment to improve the entrance.”“We have plans to rehabilitate the existing facilities, but that would depend on how much finance we were able to garner. The beach has to be self- sustaining, so we’re proposing to generate revenues and set up a fare structure for vehicles going to the beach. We have plans to correct the situation but some propels are being put forward to the ministry and government and we are in the consultation process.”While all the nice plans and ideas remain just that, the Number 63 Beach continues to be a disgrace in its current state, which is falling apart at the moment.