St. Vincent starts new airport work with int'l aid (including Cuban aid)

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St. Vincent starts new airport work with int'l aid
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/08/14/ap5323056.html

KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT -
St. Vincent is building a new airport that will accommodate large jets for the first time.

The $24 million project is expected to boost the Caribbean nation's tourism industry.

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves helped workers clear the land. He hopped on a tractor and demolished a vacant home, telling reporters on Wednesday that he was "overjoyed."

Gonsalves thanked Cuba, Venezuela, Taiwan and other nations that have pledged aid to St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the project.

The new airport in Argyle, about eight miles south of Kingstown near the Atlantic coast, will become the main international airport. It is expected to be completed in 2011.

The current runway is too short for large jets.

Maybe Bush will decide to attack St. Vincent, like Reagan attacked Granada when Cuba was assisting in the construction of an airport runway expansion there.