Deal signed for $214m waste treatment plant

Guyana’s Chief Invest-ment Officer, Dr Peter Ramsaroop (left) and Chief Executive Officer of Pro-fessional Waste Solutions Inc. (PWSI), Mahendra Jettoo signing the investment agreement. (DPI photo)

Guyana yesterday signed an investment agreement that will see the construction of a $214 million state-of-the-art waste treatment plant.

A release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said that the agreement was initially signed by the Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh. It was officially handed over by Guyana’s Chief Investment Officer, Dr Peter Ramsaroop to the Chief Executive Officer of Pro-fessional Waste Solutions Incorporated, (PWSI), Mahendra Jettoo.

Following the inking of the agreement, Dr Ramsaroop said that the waste treatment plant would be built at Cover-den, East Bank of Deme-rara. It will create employment for over 40 persons.