The billboard says it plain: WELCOME TO GUYANA - THE WORLD DISCOVERED US. WE’RE STILL FIGURING OUT HOW TO HANDLE IT. At the immigration desk, a long line stretches toward the horizon - tourists in loud shirts, investors in dark suits, oil workers in orange coveralls, and one gentleman who says he heard we rich now. Behind them a tanker flies the Golden Arrowhead and insists it’s TOTALLY GUYANESE (TRUST ME). The port officer is already fielding news that three more ships registered under the flag this morning. The immigration officer himself is clutching his own miniature flag for comfort.
At the front of the desk, a BREAKING NEWS board runs the tally: Oil Tanker Fraud Using Guyana Flag. Tourism Boom Continues. Visa Applications Doubling. Hotels, Investors, Everybody Coming. At the bottom, the question nobody wants to answer: GUYANA - TOO POPULAR?
Beside the desk, a second sign has gone up in response. ATTENTION - DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, PLEASE CONFIRM YOU ACTUALLY FROM HERE.
- Mr. Moredan Satire