Relatives of airport employee Chris Andrew Jacob whose body was found in the Cheddi Jagan International Airport’s water reservoir two months ago, yesterday launched a charity foundation in his name as they renewed calls for justice.
Jacob, 26, a maintenance engineer of the airport who lived in nearby Hauraruni, along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, was found drowned in a water reservoir at the airport on November 23, after being involved in a reported assault and a resulting altercation some time after 11 on the said night. Yesterday’s events involved a motorcade from the Soesdyke Junction to Timehri Red Ground, where the Chris Andrew Jacob Foundation was launched. His father Jagad Jacob explained that the foundation was set up to award students who perform exceptionally well at the 2015 National Grade Six Examination at the