Students and staff members of the University of Guyana (UG) Turkeyen Campus were sent home early yesterday owing to the persistent pungent smell of rotting beetle carcasses which has saturated the campus since last week.
All classes, as well as administrative and other work, ceased from 2:00pm yesterday because of the smell and campus officials indicated that the university’s Facilities Maintenance Division has commenced remedial action on the campus to reduce the pungent odour.
Having taken these actions, UG officials are hoping to have work and classes continue as normal from today. Students and staff
