A ceremony was held yesterday to mark the site of a new 1823 Demerara Slave Revolt Monument at the Independence Park – a promise made by the APNU+AFC Government to relocate the memorial to its “original site,” from along Carifesta Avenue. In this Department of Public Information photo, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton (left) and President of the 1823 Coalition for the Parade Ground Movement, Sister Penda Guyan, turn the sod for the new 1823 Demerara Slave Revolt Monument as Mayor Ubraj Narine (second from right) and Deputy Mayor Alfred Mentore look on.
