They received a joyous reception from those on hand which included ministers of the government, boxing officials, the media, airport staffers, well wishers and even a Plaisance Posse.

Among the distinguished persons present were Minister Dale Bisnauth who deputised for Minister of Sport Gail Teixeira (out of the country) Director of Sport Neil Kumar, President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) K. D Persaud, Secretary of the GBBC Trevor Arno, referees Andrew Thorne and Eion Jardine, Permanant Secretary in the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture Keith Booker, Lennox Canterbury and relatives of Harris, Morgan and Braithwaite. Just around 8am the North American flight touched down.

Wayne Braithwaite, decked out all in white, emerged first waving a Guyana flag and smiling broadly. He wore his World Boxing Council championships belt around his waist and he also had another belt slung over his shoulder.

He was followed by Vivian Harris whose WBA and IBA belts wrested from Diosbelys Hurtado were draped over his shoulders.

Soon Colin Morgan, Maurice `Busy' Boyce and Lennox Blackmore were on the tarmac greeting the minister, hugging, friends and getting high fives and hugs from well wishers even as the silvery tones of Roy Geddes Silvertones' steel band played... "bamboo fiah ah wha kinda fiah".

The party then slipped into the VIP lounge where Colin Morgan, whose son Damien and daughter Chenta were there to greet him said... "It feels good to be a part of this. People expected it to happen with Sixhead or Gary (St Clair) but fate did not happen that way. Wayne came along and we did it. He stayed, thanks to him for sticking." said Morgan who added that Wayne's next fight will be in February. He was unsure, however whether it would be a title defence or not.

And in a short speech Minister Bisnauth said the wins by the two world champions has lifted the country.

"It gave our country the lift it needed. Brothers welcome home and do have a pleasant stay in your homeland."

Braithwaite in a short interview with reporters said he was happy to be back home while Harris said he was waiting for this moment to come for a long, long time.

He declared that he would want to come back home after every fight.

Showing a degree of wisdom far beyond his years Harris stated that there are lots of downfall in life so he wants to keep focussed. Bisnauth, asked what the government planned to give to the two boxers said... "I'm sure gov't will be doing something special for these two sons of ours. I leave that to the president who will make that announcement probably at 6pm this afternoon."

The Plaisance Posse turned out in full force complete with Sound system Simon Sez.

One of the organisers and Plaisance resident Lawrence Campbell speaking of Braithwaite's win said... "It was great for me. I was overwhelmed by it."

Campbell explained that a group of persons from Plaisance came together and decided to come out in full to support their countryman. They also chartered a yellow mini-bus which had the flags of Guyana pasted all over.

By this time the crowd had congregated outside the VIP lounge and finally Braithwaite and Harris emerged to the sounds of Buju Banton's `Walk like a champion talk like a champion' blaring from from the sound system. This was followed by the popular `Bad man a bad man,' a remix of the R. Kelly tune "Hero."

The motorcade to Georgetown eventually got underway to the sounds of "We outta GT and ah we get the GT money."

However, when the party reached the junction known as Timehri Docks it was discovered that the luggage of the party was left behind and the boxers and their entourage were forced to return to identify their luggage.

On the way down schoolchildren from schools at Timehri, Craig and Soesdyke braved the rain to see the two world champions while other persons lined the roadside on the way down.