To commemorate slavery uprisings from 1823 to 1838, the year when slavery was finally abolished in Guyana, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday opened bids for the development of the site where a monument will be erected.
The bids were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, Main and Urquhart streets, Georgetown.
“Directly opposite Camp Ayanganna on Carifesta Avenue is a piece of land to be developed which will house a monument called the 1838 Monument. It will commemorate the uprising of the
