In an update about the Vance W. Amory International Airport Expansion Project (VAIA), Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Mark Brantley, spoke about the payment to landowners:

Premier of Nevis, Mark Brantley.

The expansion is estimated at US$40 million and features: land-side improvements (terminal, fire hall, tower, road realignment), air-side upgrades (runway extension, lighting, jet fuel farm), land acquisition.

The land acquisition is funded through a US$7.5 million loan (or about EC $20m) guaranteed by the Federal Government.