Effective yesterday, the M.B. Sandaka will be operating thrice per week between Guyana and Suriname and subject to approval by the regulatory authorities, the Canawaima Ferry could resume its daily service on October 24th.
These two agreements were reached on October 4th during a meeting between teams from Guyana and Suriname.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, on 4th October 2021, led the team of Directors from the Boards of the Canawaima Management Company and the Canawaima Ferry Service Inc for a meeting with their Surinamese counterparts in Nickerie to discuss the operations of the ferry plying the Moleson Creek-South Drain route. The Surina-mese delegation was led by Minister of Transport, Communications and Tourism, Albert Jubithana.