The Bartica Development Business Association (BDBA), the new organiser of the Bartica Regatta, is working assiduously to ensure that this year’s event will be memorable.
Towards this end, the BDBA, which won the franchise last month, says an appearance by Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam is planned for the Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant.
The BDBA comprises prominent businessmen and women, including Ramcharran Boodhoo, who serves as the President of the group, Eon Williams, and champion racer Dave Persaud, known as Dave Scott and several of them told Stabroek News last Thursday that significant changes have been made to the regular Regatta programme in order to create an experience that all Barticians can be proud of.
The changes include the