Airport expansion.
President Bharrat Jagdeo Bharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is the socialist President of Guyana (since 11 August 1999). He had previously been a member of Janet Jagan's cabinet, and became president after Jagan resigned for health reasons. He is the youngest head of state of the Caricom countries. said his government will go ahead with
plans to expand the Ogle Airport Ogle Airport (IATA: OGL, ICAO: SYGO) () is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana, 6 miles east of the capital, Georgetown. to accommodate regional carriers,
reports Caribbean Net News (Aug. 27, 2008). Once the facility was
"brought up to scratch" it would ease the pressure at
Guyana's only international airport, the Cheddi Jagan International
Airport Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA: GEO, ICAO: SYCJ) is located on the right bank of the Demerara River, 41 kilometres south of Guyana's capital, Georgetown. at Timehri, he said, adding "there is a bid out for
extending the runway [and] we got a Euro 1.5 million grant from the
European Union's the Regional Executive Program." Five
domestic aircraft services now operate from the Ogle Airport. When
expanded it will accommodate flights from Trinidad, Barbados and
Jamaica, among other countries. A new traffic control tower, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and customs facilities have already been built and earlier this year
staff was trained.
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