Is the CJIA expansion another scheme to plunder the coffers?
Dear Editor,
A few months ago you were kind enough to publish my letter questioning the wisdom of expanding the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) for the stated reason “to attract tourists and to develop Guyana.”
As I said then and I repeat it here, I have never heard of expanding a business to attract business. Quite to the contrary one expands to accommodate a growing business.
Since my last letter two things of great significance have emerged. The first being the opening of another international airport at Ogle Airport, nearer to the city of Georgetown, and the economic hub of the country.
Secondary Mr Editor did you see the size of the plane the Venezuelan president arrived on and successfully took off in? Not only that the President promised to establish a direct air link twice weekly between our two countries, with our present facilities apparently quite suitable for the job.
Mr Editor, for years we have been unable to attract a regular carrier over the long haul and yet still the government is hell bent on an expensive programme which everyone to whom I have spoken to have used words like beal deal – Marriott – Amaila – in other words, another scheme to plunder the coffers.
Randolph Eleazar