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Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green and Public Works Minister Robeson Benn are still to agree on exactly where the Cubana Monument will be constructed. At present,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, the monument site is on a strip of land at the junction of Lamaha Street and Camp Road.In an invited comment to Kaieteur News recently, Mayor Green said that,Soccer Jerseys From China, to date,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, he has not been officially contacted by anyone for discussions on the new construction site for the monument.Mayor Green said that he still opposes a new site for the monument, since he does not see the problem that the current site poses.Minister Benn, on the other hand, said that the Government is looking at three possible locations for the monument — the National Park, the Botanical Gardens, and the University of Guyana Campus.Yesterday, Minister Benn said that an official decision has not yet been taken on where the monument will be built, and he could not say when a decision will be made.But, he said, when it is decided upon, the public will be informed.Approximately two years ago, it was decided by the Government of Guyana that a monument will be built at the Camp Road/Lamaha Street location in memory of those who died in the Cubana Air Disaster on October 6,Wholesale China Jerseys, 1976.However,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, when construction finally commenced on the structure, Minister Benn halted all works,Wholesale Jerseys Group, stating that the monument will be a traffic hazard at that location.Mayor Green has, however, contended that there is no good reason why the monument site should be relocated.He claims that the Camp Road and Lamaha Street junction is the ideal site, and Minister Benn’s objection is completely foolish.The action taken by the Government to remove the monument, Mayor Green says, is part of an overall effort to frustrate everything the municipality tries to do.The mayor had noted that it was strange that the Administration would find something wrong with the site now,Cheap NFL Jerseys co, after it was identified for the construction of the monument more than two years ago, and after ceremonies have been held there on October 6 for the past three to four years. |
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