After serving as the home of six Caricom Secretaries-General for the past four decades, Colgrain House, one of Guyana’s historic buildings, may never again serve this purpose and its ultimate fate remains unclear.
Early last month during a meeting with Plaisance residents at the village’s Community Centre ground, Minister within the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill announced that the government was currently expending US$10,000 to rent a residence for incumbent Caricom Secretary General, Irwin LaRocque.
He said that as part of Guyana’s obligation to provide lodging for the Secretary-General,