Yupukari bridge burns after suspected arson

An access bridge at Yupukari, in Region Nine was yesterday morning destroyed by fire, suspected to have been deliberately set. Regional Commander Keithon King told this newspaper that a report was lodged at the Lethem Police Station and a team of police officers was dispatched to the area to investigate. Travel from Yupukari and three other communities in the North Rupununi to Lethem will be affected as a result of the bridge’s destruction as it connects the communities to the Lethem main road. (Photo taken from Minister Nigel Dharamlall’s Facebook page)
An access bridge at Yupukari, in Region Nine was yesterday morning destroyed by fire, suspected to have been deliberately set. Regional Commander Keithon King told this newspaper that a report was lodged at the Lethem Police Station and a team of police officers was dispatched to the area to investigate. Travel from Yupukari and three other communities in the North Rupununi to Lethem will be affected as a result of the bridge’s destruction as it connects the communities to the Lethem main road. (Photo taken from Minister Nigel Dharamlall’s Facebook page)