The St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority and Sea Operations St Vincent and the Grenadines ltd. signed a contract this afternoon, valued at approximately EC $200,000, for the restoration of the jetty in Bequia. This is the second part of a two-phase project which included the setting up of the Grenadines terminal in Kingstown as phase one.

Port Manager, Paul Kirby said that the Port Authority will be spending more than half million dollars this year on restoration, upgrades and maintenance of port facilities throughout the country. He said this is in keeping with developing the tourism product of St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Mr. Kirby made an appeal to ferry operators to co-operate with the Port Authority to enhance port efficiency.

Deputy Director of Grenadines Affairs, Herman Belmar said that he welcomes the improvement to the port facilities and looks forward to future development projects for the Grenadines.

The Bequia project is scheduled to be completed in three months.