Development plans for the Rose Hall Airstrip are being finalised, and expressions of interest (EOIs) for the project will soon be issued, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said on Tuesday.
“We are now finalising the document, and soon we’ll be going out for an expression of interest in relation to this,” President Ali told attendees at the Berbice Development Summit 2025, a three-day forum being held at the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown.
Ali outlined a broader infrastructure network to complement the airstrip, including the construction of a deep-water port, improved road connectivity, and a new high-span Berbice River Bridge to ensure unimpeded navigation along the river.
Two canals will open up hundreds of thousands of acres for agriculture, while the Corentyne River Bridge will link Guyana and Suriname. Existing roadways are being modernised into a four-lane highway from New Amsterdam to Moleson Creek, and plans include expansive housing developments, farm-to-market roads, a new stadium, and hard-surface connections to the communities of Orealla and Siparuta.
“This plan alone will take a country our size, maybe 15 years of planning to get completed. But this infrastructure plan that I’ve outlined here, we are pursuing to have it all completed within five years,” Ali said.
Plans have previously been announced to transform the Lethem aerodrome into a municipal airport, with an upgrade also planned for the Anna Regina facility.
Ali said the goal is not only to improve air transport but also to strategically position Guyana as a leading destination for agro-processing and food production. By strengthening logistics and connectivity through projects like these, the country aims to become a global hub for value-added agriculture and food-based industries.
Berbice is expected to become the next frontier of economic growth, with plans to implement a gas development project in the region, including data centres, a second gas plant, and a modern deep-water port. (DPI)
