Long delay in completion of Kaituma stelling kept MV Barima on the choppy sea. Who is to blame?
Kiskadee Watch · Staff Editor
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Kiskadee Watch gives a chronology of the unfinished Port Kaituma stelling, which the Prime Minister cited as the reason the MV Ma Lisha could not serve the route. States the G$1.4bn construction contract was awarded by public tender to International Import and Supplies on 30 December 2022, with design and supervision by CEMCO. Reports work halted in February 2024 at about 90 per cent; the contractor stated the cause was design, not construction, and Minister Edghill stated CEMCO acknowledged design flaws. States no completion date has been given.
Key claims
- Names the parties for the first time in this corpus: International Import and Supplies (construction, G$1.4bn, awarded 30 December 2022 by public tender) and CEMCO (design and supervision)
- The Port Kaituma stelling remains unfinished approaching four years after the contract - the works the Prime Minister cited as the reason the MV Ma Lisha could not serve the route
- Edghill confirmed in August 2024 that the design consultant CEMCO acknowledged design flaws; the contractor stated the fault was design, not construction
- Progress was stated as 77 per cent in January 2024 by Edghill and about 90 per cent in February 2024 by the contractor, when fissures halted work
- The initial investigation indicated the tie rod strength specified in the design was inadequate; an independent review found further design deficiencies
- Edghill stated in August 2024 he had 'no bill for additional costs'; the outlet states no completion date, final cost or disciplinary outcome has since been given
- The Ministry made no public acknowledgment of the structural problem until the contractor issued a statement
| Outlet | Kiskadee Watch |
|---|---|
| Author | Staff Editor |
| Published | 27 July 2026 |
| Type | Guyanese press |
| Genre | — |
| Archive reference | 2026-07-27_kiskadee-watch_long-delay-in-completion-of-kaituma-stelling-kept-mv-barima-on-the-choppy-sea-who-is-to-blame.md |
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