Children from Joshua House orphanage visit Kaieteur Falls

Thirty-three children from the Joshua House orphanage visited the Kaieteur Falls for the first time on Sunday in an initiative spearheaded by the Private Sector Commission as part of its social responsibility function.

This initiative grew out of a visit Prince Harry had made to the Joshua House, where he lamented the fact that the children had never seen the famous falls and appealed to the Private Sector Commission to remedy this.
PSC members in the aviation sector reacted immediately and generously offered to make their aircraft available for such a visit.
The Private Sector Commission has, in a statement, expressed gratitude to Roraima Airways, headed by Captain Gerald Gouveia; Jags Aviation, headed by Mr Brian Tiwarie; and Air Services Ltd, owned by Mr Yacoob Ally, for their generosity in making their aircraft available in this regard. A private donation was also made to charter an additional aircraft. Coordination of the visit was handled by Mr Manniram Prashad and Major General (ret’d) Norman McLean of the PSC.
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Mr Edward Boyer, who was on hand to see the children off on their adventure, observed that it was worth it to see the excited faces of the children, most of whom had never travelled on a plane before. The Private Sector Commission has said it plans to make a reality of other social responsibility initiatives of a similar nature.