High winds wreak havoc at Garden of Eden, Shieldstown

Veronica Gravesande’s home at Garden of Eden with part of the roof missing

High winds on Sunday wreaked havoc in the Garden of Eden community, blowing the roof off one house and sending a tree crashing onto a utility pole that left the area without electricity up to late yesterday afternoon. No one was injured.

Yesterday, a similar disaster struck at the Shieldstown Nursery on the first day of school which saw several zinc sheets being blown off the roof; thankfully the students had already left.

Garden of Eden resident Veronica Gravesande told Stabroek News that she was home with her