President says no law broken over State House repairs

The recent repairing and repainting of a section of State House became necessary due to rotting wood and dilapidated windows, President David Granger said yesterday while insisting that no laws were broken in executing the works without the permission of the National Trust of Guyana.

“I am not aware that a law has been broken…I am not aware that in fact National Trust needs to worry about the present decision to ensure that State House is in good repair…it doesn’t leak”, Granger said following an accreditation ceremony at State House.

It was revealed last week that no communication was entered into with the National Trust of Guyana, which has overall responsibility for State House which is a heritage site.