New maritime school in the works

The Directors of Atlantic-Alexarya Maritime Development Guyana Inc. From left: Nicola Whittaker, Asif Hamid, Nareema Khan, Capt. Suniel Kumar, Miranda Thakur-Deen, and PRO Jaspreet Kaur.

Guyanese company Atlantic Ventures Incorporated (AVI) has partnered with an Indian investment and development company to launch a US$35 million undertaking which will see the opening of “the Caribbean’s first Marine and Off-Shore Training Institute”.

The partnership with the Alexarya Corporation will also see the eventual development of a “ship yard and dry dock to be used for ship building, ship repairs and complete ship management” within the next five years.

 According to AVI Vice President Nicola Whittaker, the company, “Atlantic-Alexarya Maritime Development Guyana Inc.” is currently drafting a curriculum and tuition packages ahead of an April 10 launch date.