This year’s GuyExpo, Guyana’s premier trade fair and exposition will see the participation of a whopping 14 Chinese companies.This is according to Tourism Minister (ag) Irfaan Ali, who, during a media briefing last evening, defended that the companies will be here especially to buy, and lend technological support, while strengthening ties with Guyana.GuyExpo 2013 will see the largest international participation, with 12 countries confirmed to attend. Minister Ali made mention of only four entities from India and St. Lucia respectively.Flashback: One of the many companies that took part in the Guyexpo 2012He said that to date, 265 exhibitors have already finalized participation, with that number expected to soon go up.Delegations are also expected to come from Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago, Nepal, and the United States of America. The Minister noted that Brazil will also be making a “special investment”, while evaluating further business opportunities.Under the theme ‘Advancing Productivity through Innovation,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, Modernisation,Authentic Jerseys China, and Expansion’, the event will kick off on October 3rd and will run through October 6th at the Sophia Exhibition Site.GuyExpo 2013 is being held in collaboration with Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), in commemoration of its 50th Anniversary.With the increase in international participation, there will be an increase in law enforcement presence, and significantly tightened security measures.Johnny Mortley, GuyExpo’s Security and Safety Manager,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, disclosed that there will be additional entrance and exits,Wholesale China Jerseys, as well as the presence of private security personnel,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, and medical officials in the case of an emergency.At the beginning of next month, there will also be the launching of a 68-page magazine, with is intended to further sell GuyExpo.Ticket prices for Adults is $500, with Children $300, and cars $1000. It was noted that a set number of tickets will be printed for each day, and that after those are sold out, patrons will not be allowed inside the venue.As far as entertainment goes, GuyExpo’s Entertainment Manager, Lennox Canterbury, said that emphasis will be placed on local talent.Canterbury said that the issues of music being too loud will also be regularized to go well with both patrons and those living in close proximity to the site.He also disclosed that there will be a ‘kiddies park’ with bouncing castles, face painting, and merry-go-rounds.Canterbury noted too that beverage companies, Banks DIH and Ansa McAl, have already sponsored two separate entertainment nights, which are much anticipated by fans of GuyExpo.With close to 200 exhibitors,Cheap Jerseys From China Outlet, GuyExpo first started in 1995. Today, it is Guyana’s biggest exposition event, with over 460 businesses exhibiting their products.It became an annual event in 2004, under the Chairmanship of Keith Burrowes, and is now the longest sustained exhibition in the Caribbean.The focus over the years has remained on the development of especially small and medium sized enterprises.

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Two more officers from the Guyana Defence Force were recently awarded with their master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Management respectively.Through a press release the army said that Lieutenant Coast Guard Roger Nurse was awarded the best graduating student at the Masters Level in Computer Science at the University of Pune, India. The second officer Lieutenant Cedric Fraser, who was privileged to undergo his Officer Cadet training at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York,Cheap Jerseys From China, graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Management with a Minor in Systems Engineering.The release further stated that Lieutenant Nurse attended the University of Pune India from 2007- 2010. The institution, according to the release, is one of India’s premier universities and is popularly known as the “Oxford of the East.”Nurse who has been in the force for nine years described his experience as “purely academic” adding that his training has given him the ability to convert his knowledge into designing projects which would be useful to the continued development of the Guyana Defence Force.The release further stated that while Nurse attended university he completed research projects in Data Mining with reference to Elections Predictions, Computer Architecture and Image Processing.The officer related that he was privileged to have experienced a new culture and also lauded the quality of the education system in India.“Once I became acclimatized to the culture, everything else unfolded……as an individual,Cheap NFL Jerseys, this milestone has taken me further along my path to achieving a PhD at some point in my life, thus being of greater service to the Guyana Defence Force and my country,” Lieutenant Nurse said.Nurse further expressed that he was extremely appreciative to the Government of Guyana,LeBron James Jersey, through the Public Service Ministry who collaborates with the Indian Government to make the opportunity available. The officer also thanked the GDF for facilitating his further studies.Lieutenant Nurse had also graduated back in 2005 from the United States Coast Guard Academy with high honours in a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Operations Research and Electrical Engineering.Lieutenant Fraser underwent his training at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. This institution is a premier leader development institution and it develops cadets intellectually, militarily, ethically, spiritually and socially.The release explained that Fraser’s training was both of military and academic nature which resulted in him attaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management with a Minor in Systems Engineering.Fraser said the military aspect of his training was done at the US Airborne School in Fort Benning, Georgia. He said that the training covered several aspects including Cadet Basic Training,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Cadet Field Training and advanced training courses in airborne, air assault and Cadet Leadership Development Training.During his years of study at the university he was also active in Boxing and won the heavyweight title at the National Championships of the National Collegiate Boxing Association“It was a challenge to manage the academic work load with the physical demands of the course, but in the end it is all rewarding,” Fraser expressed.“My down period was when both my parents passed away, one at the beginning of my training and the other when I was almost complete,Dale Hawerchuk Jersey, but I persevered. It was challenging too to cope with the cultural differences,” he added.The Officer also stated that he was grateful for the opportunity to do his training overseas and believes that his exposure could help him to contribute a different perspective to training in the Force.Lieutenant Fraser is the third officer to have graduated from West Point Academy, the first two having done so in the early 1970s.? Over the years the GDF has sent officers for training at all the US Service academies – the West Point Academy, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy.Both officers are attached to Defence Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna.The Chief of Staff on behalf of officers and other ranks extended congratulations to the two officers.