Latest update April 20th, 2024 12:59 AM
Sep 26, 2014 News
Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn has explained that an upgraded signalling facility is being situated atop of the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, as part of the navigational aid for vessels leaving and entering Port Georgetown.
The Minister, during the observance of World Maritime Day yesterday, noted that a glass-enclosed facility is fixed at the top of the hotel, and is the property of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD).
Minister Benn explained that already, the new facility has a new strobe light and other lighthouse facilities.
“At the top of the Marriott there is a glass enclosure and a light that is already there, which is a new strobe lighting, and other facilities with respect to the lighthouse. The officials and experts from MARAD, along with the people from the Marriott and NICIL (National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited) identified new upgraded lighting facilities which had to be installed with respect to this issue,” the Minister informed.
He reiterated that the glass cubical and all its fixtures would be a MARAD facility.
Outside of that, Minister Benn pointed out significant improvement in navigational equipment. He noted that maritime navigation has been enhanced with devices such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographic Information System (GIS) and other advanced locating equipment. He said ships have better positioning systems where they can determine their geographical position in relation to channels, threats or shipwrecks.
“The position where we are now atop of the Marriott is an improvement; not only the position and the height, but also in the technology and equipment that would be used.” However, radio and other communication equipment will still be based at the lighthouse.
The 103-ft. high lighthouse has a light that revolves every sixty seconds and is visible some sixteen miles offshore. It was believed that with the construction of the Marriott Hotel, the relevance of this facility would have diminished. It was suggested that the blocking of the facility would have posed danger and created problems for mariners. The government did indicate that a new facility would have been placed atop the Marriot Hotel.
(Zena Henry)
Where is the BETTER MANAGEMENT/RENEGOTIATION OF THE OIL CONTRACTS you promised Jagdeo?
Apr 20, 2024
– Elton Dharry and Dexter Marques to headline tonight’s card Kaieteur Sports – The Everest Cricket Club pavilion crackled with tension yesterday as the Guyana Boxing Board hosted its...Kaieteur News – Once a habit has been drilled into you, it returns almost automatically when you return to the setting... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Waterfalls Magazine – On April 10, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]