Professor Emeritus Alvin Thompson has called for more statues to be erected in honour of individuals who have played instrumental parts in Guyana’s nation building, including former presidents Forbes Burnham and Cheddi Jagan.
“We have to address the sad reality that we have not paid nearly sufficient attention to the builders of our nation and we most certainly have not given them the honour they deserve,” Thompson said while delivering a lecture on Tuesday at the Umana Yana. The lecture titled “The Berbice Slave Uprising of 1763: Historical and Present-Day Significance” was the second in a three-part lecture series sponsored by the Culture Ministry to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the 1763 Berbice Revolt.
Thompson lauded the initiative taken years ago to name Cuffy,