– which was destroyed by arson

CABINET last Wednesday gave its no objection to a contract worth more than $27M for the reconstruction of a building destroyed by arson in Linden (Region 10) that housed the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) office.The contract was awarded in the Local Government Sector, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon told reporters yesterday.
Fires suspected to be acts of arson destroyed a number of buildings in the Linden community in August 2012.
Other buildings razed by fire were the Linden Salvation Council building and the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church at Silvertown, Wismar; together with buildings which housed the Linden Care Foundation Office, the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, a canteen, and the Linden Electricity Company office. Another building behind the office complex was also burnt.
Fires erupted in Christianburg, Wismar at about 02:30 hrs on Friday, August 10, completely destroying a building used by the Region 10 Farmers Association.
Tenders from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) were unable to reach the scene of the fire because of blockages placed along the roadway by Opposition-aligned protestors challenging an increase in Linden power tariffs.

(Telesha Ramnarine)