This year there will be several changes in the way the country celebrates independence. There will be no flag raising at the National Park as is customary. Instead, there will be an early morning celebration at the Brickdam Indepen-dence Arch, which will honour those who participated in the fight for the country’s independence. It will be followed by two other events to mark the inauguration of the country’s 8th Executive President, David Granger.
At a press briefing held yesterday at the Ministry of Culture, spokesman for the planning committee Bobby Vieira, in the company of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Alfred King, explained that the events planned will be used as an opportunity