Rebuilding of 5.4 km of sea, river defences set

With some 5.4 kilometres of critical and poor sea and river defences set to be reconstructed around the country under a joint Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/Government of Guyana (GoG)) project, a two-day workshop was convened yesterday to highlight the significance of the project and its timeliness.

Speaking at the launch at the Pegasus Hotel’s Savannah Suite, Chairman of the Sea Defence Board John Cush lauded the GoG and the CDB for financing the project. He said the total cost is approximately US$30.9 million, with US$25 million coming from the CDB loan and US$5.9 million coming from the GoG.

“It is intended that some 5.4 km of critical and poor sea and river defences will be reconstructed within regions 2, 3, 4 and 6,” Cush stated, highlighting that studies conducted in the mid-90s had indicated that some 40 km of critical sea defence needed repair and to