Play park in Rose Hall named for Desmond Hoyte

Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence, along with two girls cutting the ribbon to open the recreational park in Rose Hall Town, Berbice (GINA photo)

The Hugh Desmond Hoyte Family Recreational Park in Rose Hall, Berbice was officially opened on Saturday.

According to a GINA press release, the park, which is named after the former President of Guyana who served from 1985 until 1992 and was one of the first patrons of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, was declared open by Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence.

The project was funded by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club with support from the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Nand Persaud Company, GINA said.

Lawrence expressed her joy with the park while noting that all the furniture