The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Friday awarded seventeen long-serving members as it observed 56 years as a member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Among the awardees were Chaitrani Heeralall, Adrian Bassier, Mohammad S. Khan, and Mortimer Salisbury, who served 38, 33, 37 and 32 years respectively.
A Department of Public Information (DPI) release said that Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar commended the GCAA for its continued valuable contributions to Guyana in simple ceremony at its boardroom. He noted the importance of advancing the regime, and highlighted that the budgetary allocation is just one aspect of the government’s commitment to fostering the advancement of the civil aviation sector.
“Now we are at a peak, where our compliance is good, where the systems are good and we have good regulations that back the authority to enforce in the sector. It took a lot to get here and maintain development.” “We are entrenched with you in taking the authority forward. As part of a global community, we have the responsibility and obligation to make sure that we maintain the systems,” Indar stated.
The DPI release also noted GCAA’s Director-General, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field’s remarks in recognition of the commitment of ministers Indar and Juan Edghill in their efforts to elevate the authority. “It is often the political will that must be there in order for the aviation authority to move forward. And this is, thanks to the ministers for supporting this authority,” he stated. At its last ICAO audit, Guyana received a 77 per cent rating, well above the global average which is 67 per cent.
