Nineteen Officers/Technical Staff from the Ministry of Public Works left for India yesterday for training on the new ferry vessel, MV Ma Lisha which will be deployed to the north west.
The training will cover the mechanical and electrical system of the new ferry vessel and is expected to last for one week in Kolkata, India, a release from the Indian High Commission here said.
The selected Officers/Technical Staff are Corwin Stephen, Shore Chief Engineer; Steve Ramsarran, Mechanical Engineer; Carlton Shivdyal, Chief Engineer; Ryan Cheeks, Second Engineer; Orandel Niles, Ordinary Salesman; Marion Levius, Ordinary Seaman; Newton Parks, Technician (Electrical); Godfrey Reece, Technician (Electrical); Leandre Nelson, Technician (Mechanical); Orson Linndie, Mate; Matthew Burke, Mate; Cleroy Haywood, Captain; Paul Brotherson, Chief Engineer; Garfield Karl, Second Engineer; Courtney Melville, Ordinary Seaman; Randy October, Ordinary Seaman; Courtney McDonald, Surveyor of Ships; Collis Bethune, Technician (Electrical) and Victor Reid, Chief Mechanical Engineer.
The ocean-going MV Ma Lisha ferry has been built by Indian company, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd., under the Government of India’s US$ 12.77 million Line of Credit-cum-Grant project in India. The ferry will cater to the transportation needs of passengers and cargoes along the river line and coastal routes of the north western district of Guyana, the release noted.
