Parliament Square opens

President Donald Ramotar last evening formally declared Parliament Square, Brickdam open at a simple ceremony attended by government officials, diplomats and invited guests.

The President, according to the Government Information Agency, said that the site can serve as an aspect of “Educational Tourism”.

GINA said that calls were made for a new culture to take root which will see a change in
The attitudes of youths towards the environment.

The fountain at Parliament Square (GINA photo)

Giving an overview of the multi-million dollar project, Rawle Edinboro of the CH&PA said that the park’s location was chosen because of its historical

setting and constructed on the site of the dismantled Statistical Bureau building. He said it is an attempt to counter the “loss of green space within Georgetown, complement surrounding historical structures and add vitality to a unique recreational tourism place of value.”

The square will be used for family recreation, poetry nights, and steel pan competition among other activities, GINA said.