[Video] QC field in deplorable state

Builder’s waste on the field

Photos and video by Keno George

The state of the Queen’s College playing field is just one of numerous issues plaguing the top secondary school as a result of challenges facing the governing board over the last five years.

On Wednesday Stabroek News posted a video showing that the field which once facilitated a robust sport programme is now in a deplorable state. The surface which once boasted three cricket pitches, a long jump pit, 400 metre track among other facilities is now covered in builder’s waste and knee length grass under which are several pits. It was these pits which led to the field being condemned in 2015 as students were consistently being injured during physical education classes and the annual athletic championships. The annual school’s sports