Jagdeo discussing Boa Vista/Georgetown railway

President Bharrat Jagdeo (right) in discussion with the team yesterday. (GINA photo)

Representatives from Good Earth Development yesterday met with President Bharrat Jagdeo to “facilitate discussions for (a) coalition among Guyanese engineers and financiers” to build a railway between Boa Vista, Brazil and Georgetown.

A news release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said that the team of consultants from Good Earth Development included Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Chatarpal, Gregory Shaw and other clients. They held talks with Jagdeo at the Office of the President. The company is soon to have a Guyana office, GINA said. It is not clear where the company is based as this information is not listed on its rudimentary website.

The release said that Chatarpal told GINA that the rapid growth in Guyana’s economy and its geographic position to Brazil and South America has