The Ministry of Public Works yesterday stated that offers of assistance were made to farmers on the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) reserve to no avail.
“The Ministry has been engaging farmers for several years… In fact, assistance was offered to expedite the application process for lands so that farmers would be able to maintain their livelihood on alternative locations. But despite these efforts many of the farmers continue to cultivate on airport lands – although they are aware these lands are crucial for the extension of the runway,” a release from the ministry stated.
The response comes in wake of farmers expressing worry that they would be uprooted permanently without
