Amid questions about the costs entailed, Minister of Works Robeson Benn said the Sabanto and Kanawan – the two roll on/roll off gift ferries from China – will go into operation in one week’s time.
He made the disclosure yesterday during his budget debate presentation in the National Assembly. Marine engineers and other observers have expressed concern over the suitability of the new vessels and its fuel consumption. The ferries arrived in Guyana in December 2011.
Officials of the Govern-ment have not doubted that the fuel consumption of the
