With major works expected to start soon for CGX Energy Inc’s deepwater port in Berbice, the company’s Executive Chairman Dr Suresh Narine has refused to say whether any mangroves were destroyed during the preparation of its 30-acre plot at Corentyne, Berbice.
The deepwater port is being constructed aback Seawell Village, Corentyne, Berbice and the civil works are being carried out by the company’s subsidiary, Grand Canal Industrial Estates Inc (GCIE). The deepwater port facility will cost a total of US$80 million.