-Ogle review panel to be establishedGovernment has announced major plans to modernize the aviation industry. It has,Bryan Bickell Jersey, over the past week, approved a number of key recommendations.Minister of State,Joseph HarmonAmong these are the establishment of an oversight body to supervise commercial and economic operations at airports in the country and an authority to manage and build new airports in the different regions.The announcements were made yesterday by Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, Joseph Harmon, during the post-Cabinet press briefings at the Ministry of the Presidency.On Tuesday, during the Cabinet meetings involving President David Granger and senior ministers,Cheap Jerseys China, the officials received a report on the current state of the country’s aviation from Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson.According to Harmon,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, one aspect of the report had to do with lease arrangements of the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.Last May, the Ogle airport was renamed Eugene F. Correia International Airport. The decision by the administration sparked a division between the investors at the airport.Government had asked a legal team to review the lease arrangements of the airport which has beenPublic Infrastructure Minister, David Pattersonupgraded in recent years to now accommodating regional flights.In addition to a review of the lease, one has been launched into the airport operations.According to Minister Harmon yesterday,Authentic Buffalo Bills Jersey, based on the presentation by Patterson, the Cabinet has approved the establishment of an airport review panel.The panel had been a requirement under the lease of the airport by the Government of Guyana to the private companies but was never established. Steps are now being taken for this to become a reality.The Cabinet has also given its approval for the introduction of an oversight body to supervise the commercial and economic operations of airports in the country, through the current regulations and maybe even new ones.Currently,Adrian Wilson Cardinals Jersey, the regulator of the aviation industry is the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) but the administration has been signaling an expansion and a need for more monitoring, with an emphasis on development of infrastructure especially in the interior.Approval was also granted for the establishment of an airport authority that will be responsible for creating, upgrading,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, maintaining and managing airport infrastructure throughout Guyana.Along with this authority, Government will also be pushing for the development of a civil aviation master plan to guide the strategic development of airport infrastructure throughout Guyana, Harmon disclosed.Government has announced moves to establish an airport review panel for the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara.Among other things, the master plan will set out the types of services and facilities that will be required for the improved airports in the future.“It (the master plan) will also include plans for the development of air navigational services and safety oversight services of the national aviation system,” Minister Harmon said.The official stressed that the structures are very important since it is the intention of the administration to ensure municipal-type airports in every region of the country, similar to the one at Ogle. He singled out Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine for attention.“So that with the development of the new towns…we are ensuring systems and regulations are in place to carry the developments.”Guyana is currently involved with a US$150M expansion of its Timehri airport, but it is way behind schedule.That expansion includes a new arrival hall and a longer runway.