Dear Editor,
Much has been written about the controversial modernization of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri that a Chinese company will execute and which has been shrouded in secrecy. However, I am not sure that the PPP Regime has publicly shared an artist’s impression of the finished product. The public needs to see the internal and external structure.
What about power, lightning, climate and impact of a fully loaded 747 on the physical infrastructure at the airport and the movement of people and waste?
I am certain that the PPP Regime did its homework and is not looking for another embarrassing episode.
Has Freedom House shown the public the US$150 million dollar airport that they claim will bring “tourists” in masses to Guyana? Maybe it’s out there and I just missed it. And the fact that they are so adamant about the project, one would expect a display of it at CJIA like what most countries do when they undertake such an infrastructural project of this magnitude.
But this is asking too much from the PPP Regime in Guyana that controls all
aspects of the state; penetrating all political, civil and religious institutions.
Hypothetically speaking, what if something goes wrong with the airport after the Chinese leave? Has Freedom House looked into this? Will the Chinese be held liable? In the so called contract that has been signed, is there a clause pertaining to unexpected problems that holds the Chinese accountable?
These are sound questions after the Chinese built a messed up US200 million dollar sugar factory in Skeldon, Guyana.
Yours faithfully
Ray Chickrie
