All must be involved in preservation of heritage – National Trust CEO

Replica of the St George’s Cathedral on display at this year’s heritage exhibition

There is the need to decentralize the process of preserving the heritage of communities and CEO of the National Trust of Guyana Nirvana Persaud put the onus to do this on local authorities and citizens, at the launching of Heritage Week.

She called for stakeholders to be involved as it is paramount for the preservation of the heritage. Recognising that the task is a big one, she implored everyone to get involved.

“Heritage is the bedrock of cultural and social identity of our people. No society can survive without defining its cultural identity. Without our legacy and memory of it,