…Cayman company to deliver one to Guyana embassy in Cuba

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Guyana Embassy in Cuba will receive from Cayman Automotive Leasing and Sales Limited a Nissan Leaf SUV as part of that company’s initiative aimed at supporting Guyana’s Green Energy Programme.In a statement the ministry said that during a recent visit to Cuba, John Felder, Chief Executive Officer of Cayman Automotive, held discussions with Mr. Halim Majeed, Guyana’s Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, who emphasised that green energy constitutes one of the main elements of His Excellency President David Granger’s strategy to revitalise and strengthen Guyana’s economy by making it less dependent on fossil fuel, the cost of which has been a tremendous financial burden to the national economy. The Ambassador further pointed out that “Guyana intends to develop a Green Development Plan, which would comprise elements of clean energy supply, the protection of our bio-diversity, and development of eco-tourism, among other things.”

According to the ministry, Felder explained that his company has been looking carefully at the approaches both Guyana and Cuba have been taking with regard to green energy development and is currently concretising plans to export Electricity-driven vehicles to Guyana and Cuba. He is expected to travel to Guyana to begin discussions with the Government of Guyana and the Private sector.

The Electricity-powered Nissan Motor Vehicle is expected to be delivered to the Guyana Embassy in Cuba on September 23, 2016. According to its portfolio Cayman Automotive Leasing, Marketing, & Sales, Ltd said it is a fully licensed Automotive Broker Company and has the ability to sell any new or certified pre-owned vehicle manufactured in the U.S. now featuring a wide variety of all electric vehicles as well.

The company said it introduced the Caribbean’s first electric vehicles in 2009 and have since rapidly added other vehicles from companies such as Wheego, Tazzari, AMP, Think City, Mitsubishi and GEM by Polaris.