Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana's president says India has pledged $60 million to help the South American country buy a large ferry and build a four-lane highway.
President Donald Ramotar says the highway is to connect Guyana's main international airport to a large highway near the capital of Georgetown that runs to the coast.
He said late Thursday that $10 million of the amount pledged will be used to buy a passenger and cargo ferry that would operate between Port Georgetown and remote jungle communities near the border with Venezuela.
India and Guyana have collaborated on other projects in recent years, including a cricket stadium and a hospital.
About 44 percent of the 736,000 people who live in Guyana are descendants of people from India who came as indentured workers.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
