Company for regional ferry service incorporated in Guyana

The company responsible for the new ferry service among Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has been incorporated in Guyana, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, said Tuesday night.

The company – Cari Cargo Inc – will support the venture to facilitate the easier movement of goods (particularly food) and people.

“The company that will carry out this venture has been incorporated in Guyana.

“… The three countries are executing a pilot and once it is successful, the intent is to expand it across the region,” Nandlall said during his weekly ‘Issues in the News’ programme.

Nandlall also noted that the company has directors from all three countries.

The Galleons Passage, a vessel from the Twin Island Republic, will be used to ply the route, at least initially. Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali, in February, announced that the new ferry will set sail in about three months.

A delegation from Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados met in February to discuss the progress on getting each country prepared to operationalise the planned ferry service.

Solving intra-regional transportation woes has been a huge focus of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for years now. With the current revitalised focus on guaranteeing the region’s food security, solving this problem is also in focus.