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Almost 100 years after they helped build the
Panama Canal, Trinidadians may be returning
to help widen and deepen it.
The project, earmarked for completion in
2015, could bring economic benefits to local
construction industry contractors.
Cesar Gomez, Consul General of the Republic
of Panama, last week told members of the
South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and
Commerce that they should establish new
economic ties with the authorities involved
in the project.
He said there will be several aspects of the
project that will require the type of
expertise and experience that many
contractors in Trinidad can get involved in.
He referred specifically to the construction
of some 14 power plants and several other
facilities.
Gomez said there will also be the need for
skilled labourers. He reminded chamber
members that when the canal was first built,
over 23,000 workers from Trinidad were
employed on the project. He explained that
the work to be carried out was intended to
allow more and larger vessels to use the
canal, and the decision to improve shipping
facilities in Panama followed a national
referendum approved in 2006.
In addition to opportunities in Panama,
Carlos Mauricio Pineda Cruz, Ambassador to
El Salvador, said several developmental
projects will soon be started in El Salvador
and local contractors could benefit from a
multi-million-dollar road development
programme which will link the capital to
various parts of the country.
Both foreign ambassadors addressed the South
Trinidad chamber at a breakfast meeting held
on Tuesday at Paria Suites Hotel, La
Romaine, as part of the chamber's programme
to find alternative contracts for the local
business community.
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