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Article: United States: Secluded Caribbean Destination to Get $217M Airport.
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- August 7, 2008
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Byline: kusumv03
Officials of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have made headway in the plan to make the multi-island country more accessible with the groundbreaking on the Argyle International Airport. The development, which carries a price tag of $217, million will mark the countrys largest project ever to be undertaken.
The new facility will occupy a 375-acre parcel that is currently home to the Joshua Airport. Upon Argyles scheduled completion in 2011, the former airport will be transformed for commercial use. Prime Minister Ralph E. Gonsalves and the International Airport Development Company (IADC) the state-owned entity that will manage the airport ...