Chinese company to build modern CJIA terminal, extend runway

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) says it has secured a contract for a modern terminal for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, according to a report in yesterday’s Jamaica Observer.

The government made no announcement of the award prior to the report in the Jamaican newspaper, which said that the agreement was signed last Friday. A Government Information Agency (GINA) statement, issued yesterday, said that Cabinet has approved a US$138M design and construction contract with CHEC.  Construction will commence early next year and is expected to take a total of 32 months, GINA noted.

According to the Observer report, the construction company said that as with the infrastructural projects that it