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US help likely for restoration of lighthouse, other historical sites
The Ministers of Public Infrastructure yesterday met with US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, for a tour of the Georgetown Lighthouse, with the hope of partnering for the restoration of the historical
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson (second left), and Minister within the Ministry, Annette Ferguson (second right), with United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, (first left) following the tour of the Georgetown Lighthouse. Officials from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), including Director General Claudette Rogers (third left) were also present.
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The tour was a part of the U.S.’s commitment to the preservation of historical sites in Guyana, under the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, the Ministry announced shortly after.
Ministers of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson and Annette Ferguson both accompanied Ambassador Holloway to all of the Lighthouse’s 138 steps.
Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Harbour Master, Michael Tennant, and Director General, Claudette Rogers, were also present.
“Ministers Patterson and Ferguson shared that they were “quite pleased” with the Ambassador’s interest in restoring the Georgetown Lighthouse and said that they were excited to see where the partnership would head.”
The Ministers last week met with Ambassador Holloway where proposed designs for the upgrade of the Lighthouse were discussed.
Holloway indicated that the U.S. Government is also looking at other historical sites in Guyana for possible preservation and restoration.
The 31-metres (103 feet) high Lighthouse was originally built as a wooden structure in 1817 by the Dutch, at its current site on Water Street. It was later replaced by brick by British engineers and commissioned in 1830.
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