The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) on Tuesday commissioned the rehabilitated Fort Island Stelling.
A Department of Public Information (DPI) report on the commissioning noted that the works, which cost $82 million, represented the fulfilment of a commitment made by the Ministry of Public Works in 2021.
In his remarks at the commissioning ceremony, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill stated that Fort Island, located in the Essequibo River, was urgently in need of the stelling since it is a tourist destination. “In delivering this stelling, we are delivering new hope, new opportunities and the possibilities for a thriving economically buoyant Fort Island. If you have more people visiting than living there, the people of this island must be able to utilize that opportunity to their economic advantage,’’ he was quoted as saying.