A section of State House, a national monument, is being repaired and repainted by government but no permission was sought from the National Trust of Guyana, which has overall responsibility for such sites.
Nirvana Persaud, the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer, while informing that the repair works are welcomed, told Stabroek News yesterday that any major works, including repairs and repainting, must be communicated to the Trust. As a result, she said a letter will be penned to the Ministry of the Presidency about the matter.
Yesterday, following the swearing in of Desmond Trotman as a Gecom Commissioner, President David Granger was asked if State House was “going green,” based on the fact that a section of the building under repair was being repainted green. Previously, it was white.
