The Department of Culture, Youth and Sport of the Ministry of Education has retracted statements by Head of the Mashramani Secretariat Lennox Canterbury on a final decision having been made regarding the new route for the May 26 float parade.
Following an article published in yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News regarding the new route, a retraction was issued yesterday by the Office of the Minister within the Ministry of Education.
According to the article, Canterbury had told Stabroek News that a decision was made to reroute the float parade to the Rupert Craig Highway. Based on the information divulged by Canterbury, the floats and revellers were expected to assemble at the University of Guyana Road on the