82 January 2016 - Business View Caribbean
Guyana Civil Aviation Authority
Overseeing all air transportation services and facilities in guyana
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) was estab-
lished in 2002 as a semi-autonomous body through
the enactment of the Civil Aviation Act of 2000. Prior
to that, the Authority was called the Civil Aviation De-
partment and was part of the Ministry of Public Works
and Communications. According to Chaitrani Heeralall,
GCAA’s Director General, the Authority’s mandate is to
oversee and regulate the aviation sector in Guyana
and to provide all air navigation services. Previously,
the department was responsible for airports and air
navigation services, but had less regulatory responsi-
bility. “Before, we were following the UK (United King-
dom) Air Navigation Order, with assistance from the
UK Civil Aviation Authority,” Heeralall explains.
