A Guyana-Suriname-Trinidad and Tobago ferry service is envisaged as one of four proposed routes for an Intra-regional ferry service mooted in a document prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) titled, “Proposal for the implementation of a ferry service through Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s) in the Eastern Caribbean Region”.
The submission appears to place the twin-island Republic at the centre of what is being described as an envisaged well-connected regional port transportation system, facilitating travel among the territories. Significantly, the ECLAC submission appears to see the envisaged ferry service as a partial solution to intra-regional connectivity challenges. It points out that while the region already offers ferry options as an alternative to enhanced connectivity, those options are usually on offer over short distances and between islands of the same country or its neighbours, with few exceptions.
