Several countries show interest in push to develop Guyana’s new airport

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Written by Gabreila Patram

Sunday, 29 September 2013 21:33

SEVERAL countries have shown interest in Guyana’s push to develop a new international airport, Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn. has said.
Benn led a small delegation to the 38th International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) General Assembly in Montreal,

Canada.

Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority, Zulfikar Mohamed,and Nigerian Aviation Minister Princess Stella Adaeze-Oduah at the 38th ICAO General Assembly in Montreal, Canada.

Representatives from Nigeria, Indonesia and other African countries quizzed Minister Benn on the opportunities that could be derived from the project. In-depth discussions were also held with Princess Stella Adaeze-Oduah, Nigeria’s Aviation Minister.
Director of the Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA), Zulfikar Mohamed and Guyana’s Ambassador to Canada networked with countries currently spending millions of dollars to either upgrade of build new airports. “…countries like Indonesia, Nigeria, Malaysia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, just to name a few,” he divulged.
The summit, which began on September 24, saw the convergence of over 1,400 delegates brainstorming and discussing a range of critical global issues including how countries and operators will cooperatively manage the projected doubling of air transport traffic now expected by 2030.
“Importantly, the delegates endorsed the revision of global safety and air navigation, affordability and sustainability,” Benn noted.
Meanwhile, the unilateral taxes on airfares that were enforced by the United States and the United Kingdom created some unease among delegates with St. Vincent leading the charge. The taxes imposed, aviation pundits opined, can be attributed to the significant airfare into the region and are a deterrent to the tourism industry.
On the ecological front, international aviation is coming under more scrutiny from International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and sister agencies on its impact on the environment.
“ICAO has stressed repeatedly that aviation contributes just 2 per cent of global man-made greenhouse gas emissions each year and that approximately two thirds of this amount, or 1.3 per cent, are due to international flights,” the Public Works Minister explained.
ICAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. Its headquarters are located in the Quartier International of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Former Member

let them put their money where their mouth is. Also, the US and canada stated they will begin to ask for accountability to the spending of their give aways. The PPP will have limited grift options. They will have to steal from the people directly far beyond what they presently do. Like most I am waiting for a Spring.

9/30/134:14 PM

Former Member

All the naysayers and preachers of doom "Danyael" not excluded would be put to shame when Guyana's International Airport would be modernized.

9/30/134:26 PM

Former Member

Guyana's International Airport extension and modernization will be complete and leave the naysayers with their mouth open. Danyael, Guyana doesn't have to steal to get things done. You're out of your comfort zone here.

9/30/135:22 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Cobra:

It is not a matter of whether it is needed or will be completed. It is the pillage associated with spending the nations loot. The PPP are only measuring their "development" in terms of how much money they spend not in what is done with it in terms of its efficient use. These crooks only want to spend because spending comes with graft options. I bet they turn it over to that drug lord that is running it now and because of whom there is a stern gaze with the US scrutinize everything.

9/30/136:21 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Danyael:

Originally Posted by Cobra:

If the US listened to the likes of you, who favor hunkering down and remaining in the dark ages, the nation would still be foraging for food to this day.

9/30/137:17 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

Originally Posted by Danyael:

Originally Posted by Cobra:

If the US listened to the likes of you, who favor hunkering down and remaining in the dark ages, the nation would still be foraging for food to this day.

The us does not have to listen to me. They listen as a matter of process.

Letting a drug lore into the bowels of the airport is below foraging. It is selling the nations soul to criminals.

9/30/137:23 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Danyael:

Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

Originally Posted by Danyael:

Originally Posted by Cobra:

If the US listened to the likes of you, who favor hunkering down and remaining in the dark ages, the nation would still be foraging for food to this day.

The us does not have to listen to me. They listen as a matter of process.

Letting a drug lore into the bowels of the airport is below foraging. It is selling the nations soul to criminals.

The govt is not "letting" drugs into the airport, this function is carried out by pnc/afc operatives as a matter of fund raising. Check the list of clients represented by the opposition and you will come to see the light.

9/30/138:02 PM

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