Fending off criticisms over the US$12.7 million ferry from India for the north west, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said it is being constructed to meet the cargo needs of the people and that Guyana is getting its money’s worth.
When the boat was launched last week many criticized the design and said a much more modern and sleeker vessel could have been secured for the price. Responding to these criticisms Edghill said “We need to debunk the reckless speech that some people are saying that we are getting a renovated boat. If you have a renovated boat, you won’t get plate cutting, you don’t get key laying, and you don’t get painting over. This is a boat that has been built from scratch and designed for the condition that it has to operate in with specifications to meet the needs of the people.”
