ANOTHER bomb threat Wednesday afternoon forced students of the University of Guyana (UG) to evacuate as classes were cancelled for the remainder of the night.
The threat was received at about 17:15 hours.

“Students and staff members are at present asked to evacuate the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus due to a bomb threat,” a notice posted online by the University almost immediately read.

Further, the notice said: “All classes have been cancelled for the evening.”

On Tuesday, the first threat was made to the university and similarly forced UG to evacuate all persons from its Turkeyen campus and cancel classes for the day.

According to a statement from UG, the administration of the university was made aware of the bomb threat on Tuesday afternoon following information that was received at the Alberttown Police Station, Georgetown, at 12:40 hours that day.

Upon receiving that information, the university, which currently has about 8,000 students along with a sizeable staff, began to evacuate to the field in front of the school. Later, all person were sent home as classes were cancelled for the rest of the day.

Meanwhile, officers from the Police Force and the Fire Department meticulously conducted checks in each building and surrounding areas.

A later update provided by the University, via its Facebook page, highlighted that the in-depth search was completed and revealed that there were no explosives on campus.

An “‘all-clear” was given, however, Professor Griffith instructed that the campus remain closed for students and faculty members until Wednesday, February 6.

Students who were on campus at the time shared their fright over the incident but affirmed that the officers and UG administration acted well to keep the situation under control.