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Article: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony Marking Construction of Its First International Airport.
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- Business Wire
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- August 5, 2008
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US$217 Million Project Is Most Ambitious in Country's History
NEW YORK -- In a move that promises to make St. Vincent and the Grenadines more accessible to travelers the world over, Prime Minister Ralph E. Gonsalves and the International Airport Development Company (IADC) - the state-owned entity that will manage the airport - presided over a hillside ceremony in mid-July to mark the start of construction on the country's first-ever international airport. Actual construction is slated to begin in August.
Set to replace St. Vincent and the Grenadines' current E.T. Joshua Airport by late 2011, the Argyle International Airport - so named for the coastal ...