Extension works to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) will not require an environmental impact assessment (EIA), according to the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA).
Recently, Chinese engineering firm, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) announced in the Jamaican media that it had secured a contract to construct a modern terminal at CJIA as well as the extension of the main 5,000-feet long runway at the airport.
According to a notice published in yesterday’s edition of the Guyana Chronicle, the EPA stated that
