Granger promises national park at Son Chapman memorial site

The memorial at Hurudaia, Upper Demerara River

A Partnership for National Unity presidential candidate David Granger has urged Lindeners to develop a spirit of forgiveness for those who they alleged planted the bomb on the Son Chapman that claimed the lives of 43 persons in the community.

Speaking at a commemoration event at Hurudaia, Upper Demerara River where the boat tragedy took place 47 years ago, he promised those gathered that “under the next administration [the site] will become a national park.”

Alluding to the development of the