CLARIFICATION

Kaieteur News wishes to clarify an article published on September 8, 2026, under the headline “Chinese contractor builds road around poles on new East Coast corridor.”

Following further clarification on the execution of the project, it has become clear that the presence of the utility poles within sections of the ongoing road works should not have been presented as a failure or shortcoming on the part of the Chinese contractor.

The contractor, China Railway First Group Co. Limited, has been carrying out the road construction works in accordance with the project’s ongoing implementation arrangements. The relocation of existing utility poles is a matter to be addressed by the relevant Guyanese authorities and utility agencies as the project progresses.