If gov’t had choice, Arthur Chung Centre repairs funding would be used elsewhere

The Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), which will be closed for 18 months to facilitate repairs, generated $60 million in revenue from rental during 2015.

Minister of Telecommuni-cations Cathy Hughes made the disclosure while speaking at an Alliance For Change (AFC) press conference on Friday.

Hughes explained that the ACCC, which is one of few major venues available in the country, has become very important to the people and government both for this revenue and its convenience. She also noted that despite its importance, if the Government of Guyana had been provided with the option, the money allocated to facilitate necessary repairs to the centre would