The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday launched the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC)-Guyana chapter.
The launch was held at the Muneshwers Wharf at Houston, East Bank Demerara, in observance of World Maritime day under the theme “Empowering Women.”
WiMAC was initially launched in April of 2015 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Its mandate is to represent the interests of women in the maritime industry in the Caribbean, nationally, regionally and internationally as stated in its Articles of Association. WiMAC was launched under the auspices of the first woman in Guyana to lead MARAD, Director General Claudette Rogers.
