{"id":12172,"date":"2026-05-29T17:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=12172"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:39:55","slug":"presidentiele-werkgroep-toerismeontwikkeling-zet-in-op-modernisering-canawaima-veerverbinding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=12172","title":{"rendered":"Presidenti\u00eble Werkgroep Toerismeontwikkeling zet in op modernisering Canawaima-veerverbinding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De Presidenti\u00eble Werkgroep Toerismeontwikkeling heeft tijdens een werkbezoek aan Nickerie overleg gevoerd met verschillende stakeholders uit de toerismesector over de toekomst van de Canawaima-veerverbinding tussen Suriname en Guyana. Centraal tijdens de gesprekken stonden modernisering, digitalisering en verbetering van de dienstverlening aan reizigers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De delegatie stond onder leiding van voorzitter Rachel Pinas en bracht onder meer een bezoek aan het management van Canawaima Management Company (CMC) en Canawaima Ferry Services (CFS). Volgens Pinas speelt de westelijke corridor een belangrijke rol binnen de verdere ontwikkeling van het toerisme in Suriname.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tijdens de gesprekken werd uitgebreid stilgestaan bij de problemen waarmee reizigers al geruime tijd worden geconfronteerd. Vanuit de toerismesector bestaan klachten over vertragingen, beperkte dienstverlening en onzekerheid rondom reserveringen voor de ferry. President-commissaris van CFS, Yamesh Angoelal, benadrukte dat vooral de invoering van een online boekingssysteem noodzakelijk is. Volgens hem moet het systeem reizigers meer zekerheid bieden en bijdragen aan een moderne, klantvriendelijke dienstverlening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daarnaast kwamen ook de technische staat van de veerboot, onderhoudswerkzaamheden en operationele verbeteringen aan bod. Volgens Angoelal is een betrouwbare dienstverlening essentieel om frustraties bij passagiers zoveel mogelijk te beperken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tijdens een rondleiding op de terminal werden eveneens adviezen gegeven over digitalisering van de operationele processen en verbetering van de aankomst- en afhandelingsprocedures. Het management gaf aan voornemens te zijn digitaliseringstrajecten op te starten zodra de administratieve en bancaire formaliteiten zijn afgerond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verder werd gesproken over transparantere administratieve processen, betere samenwerking met Guyanese partners en verdere professionalisering van de organisatie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volgens zowel de werkgroep als het management moet Canawaima uitgroeien tot een moderne en professioneel functionerende organisatie die niet alleen de transportverbinding versterkt, maar ook een belangrijke bijdrage levert aan toerisme en economische ontwikkeling tussen Suriname en Guyana.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:30.6666%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div 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