WITH the hope of installing more than 20 modernized bus shelters by May 26, Pyramids Outdoor Sheds and Branding yesterday unveiled a second of the shelters, equipped with Wi-Fi and garbage bin adjacent to each.The Pyramids shelter installed at Regent and Wellington Streets was branded by Assuria Guyana Inc. and launched in a simple ceremony.
Government and the Mayor & City Council have granted permission for the utilization of parapets and they have embraced the initiative.

Yogindra Arjune, Assuria’s General Manager stated that “the company found the initiative very exciting and a corporate responsibility, since it will be in keeping with the 50th anniversary and we want to play our part. It will serve the country well. The company wants to play its part in beautifying Guyana, and making people comfortable when they commute.”

Assuria – one of the largest companies in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago established business in Guyana four year ago. The company also plans to sponsor other sheds not only in Georgetown, but around the country.

Kwame Mentor of Pyramids stated that his company had collaborated with other companies to install the sheds. He said that at least five were confirmed to be installed. Assuria, Farfan and Mendes, Extra Energy Drink, Quick Access Internet Cafe and a number of other companies have indicated interest. He is calling on corporate Guyana to embrace and support bus shelters as they “populate and modernize the country one bus shelter at a time.”