Calling for restoration of Farnum Playground to its use as a community recreational space

Dear Editor,

Citizens who reside in Subryanville have noted the recent actions by the Central Housing and Planning Authority in Bel Air Village as reported in the Guyana Chronicle of 13 Jan 2026, “CH&PA halts operation of unauthorised supermarket at Bel Air Village”.  We note in the article that the CH&PA has said that “The authority remains committed to upholding the law. ” We call therefore on the CH&PA to explain to the public how they intend to uphold the law in Subryanville, where there is a private business entity who has constructed a building on the Farnum Playground. The CH&PA cannot be seen to selectively upholding the law as it regards businesses and their operations in Guyana. We repeat our calls to the CH&PA, Mayor and City Council of Georgetown and other Government and regulatory bodies to restore Farnum Playground to its use as a community recreational space.

Yours truly

Ingrid Clarke
Amrita Singh
Shad Fernandes
Paul Vallidum
Stuart Gonsalves
Patrick DeGroot
Johnette Gonsalves
Ryaad Bacchus
Luana Fernandes
Clair Pestano
Raphael DeGroot
Robert Fernandes
Ronald Luckhoo
Deborah Nunes
René Edwards
Paul Nunes
Elizabeth Deane-Hughes
Dominic Fernandes
Vidyaratha Kissoon