Gov’t to aid Timehri North relocation but compensation not on table

Public Works Minister Robeson Benn met with more Timehri North residents on Wednesday to discuss their relocation to facilitate the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) expansion project, and he assured government’s interest in helping but said it would not include compensation.

The Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) stated that efforts are being made to finalise the relocation plan using information collected at the meetings held so far.

Persons living near the airport have been asked to remove from the lands they occupy so as to facilitate the airport expansion project, which includes an extension of the primary runway to a total of 10,800 feet to accommodate large transatlantic aircraft, along with construction of a new terminal building,