National Archives to be named for Dr Rodney

The National Archives is to be named after slain historian Dr Walter Rodney.

The announcement was made by President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday during a tour of the Theatre Guild site.

A new building for the Archives has been erected on Homestretch Avenue. Its previous location on Main Street is to be transformed into a hotel.

Dr Rodney died in 1980 when a walkie-talkie he was carrying exploded.