Benn hopeful that opposition will approve sums budgeted for airport expansion

Minister of Works Robeson Benn is hopeful that the opposition will approve sums budgeted for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport so it can be completed but the opposition is insisting that all documentation and studies in relation to it be released first.

“Parliament approved US$20 million for this project so the work has started and it will continue. I anticipate that we will be able to sit together in the Parliament with our colleagues and find a resolution to what I would call a temporary impasse,” he said, speaking to Stabroek News on Thursday night.

“There are some issues, some misunderstandings which need to be clarified. But as I said this is a