Africanised bees disrupt classes at New Amsterdam Secondary

Classes at the New Amsterdam Multilateral School were disrupted on Monday as authorities moved to terminate a colony of Africanised bees from the institution. It was the second colony to have moved into the school within days.
The bees were said to have taken up residency within the ceiling in one of the classrooms on the second floor of the main building sometime over the weekend. When students went to school on Monday some of them reported seeing bees flying. As a result, a contractor was called in by the Education Ministry.
The Guyana Times understands that the contractor was engaged in terminating the bees but some would have escaped.
However, after the exterminator left, bees began assembling in the classroom. After this was reported, a team from the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) was called in and the remaining bees were terminated. Normally, the Agriculture Ministry through the GLDA would execute such works.
But on Monday a private contractor who the Regional Administration has engaged in the past was initially contacted and sought to get the job done.
Last Friday a team from the GLDA was also called into the school to address a similar issue. Bees had built a colony under the floor in one of the classrooms also on the second floor.

That hive was extracted and the bees were taken to a safe location. It is believed that the killer bees had migrated from an area that was recently cleared of its thick vegetation as part of a developmental project.
Classes came to an unscheduled end on Monday as a result of the activities. Meanwhile, educational officials say the building is now safe for classes to resume on Tuesday.