Ten hinterland schools to learn about Barima-Mora Passage habitat

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From left are: SBM Offshore Guyana’s General Manager, Martin Cheong; Director of the Guyana Marine Conservation Society, Annette Arjoon-Martins, Chairman of the Guyana Marine Conservation Society; Regional Education Officer, Elly Peterkin; Sustainability and Social Impact Programme Development Officer, Gwenetta Fordyce and Dr. Anthony Cummings.
From left are: SBM Offshore Guyana’s General Manager, Martin Cheong; Director of the Guyana Marine Conservation Society, Annette Arjoon-Martins, Chairman of the Guyana Marine Conservation Society; Regional Education Officer, Elly Peterkin; Sustainability and Social Impact Programme Development Officer, Gwenetta Fordyce and Dr. Anthony Cummings.

Ten hinterland schools in Region One are to benefit from an Education and Awareness Programme on the Barima-Mora Passage, a biodiversity hub which is home to several threatened species, including Jaguars, Giant River Otters, and Harpy Eagles, a statement from SBM offshore said yesterday.

SBM is the provider of offshore oil platforms for ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEPGL.

Executed by the Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS) and supported by SBM Offshore Guyana, the statement said that the programme will target primary schools in the communities of Morawhanna, Imbotero, Smith’s Creek, Aruka Mouth, St. Anselm, Lower Blackwater, Unity Square, Lower Kaituma, and secondary schools in Mabaruma, Region One.