Remember when The Golden Arrowhead flew high at D’Urban Park? Remember the pride many Guyanese felt when 50th Independence anniversary activities were held there? Remember the flag-raising ceremonies in the following years and how some people began to miss the National Park or thought the flag-raising ceremony location should have never been changed? Or when it was decided that the Mashramani route would close at D’Urban Park instead of the National Park? It was new, the route was shorter, but it was met with criticism as people were missing the old way of things. Nevertheless, thousands cheered in the stands even though the thousands in the stands made some of us nervous as we wondered about the sturdiness of the stands. Thankfully there were no unfortunate incidences. D’Urban Park was becoming a hub of national activities, and we would have imagined that many private events would also be hosted there, but those dreams were short-lived.
