Bomb scare forces suspension of school at St Rose’s
What was expected to be a typical Monday morning for students and staffers at the St Rose’s High School on Church Street, Georgetown, turned into a bomb scare, forcing an evacuation as the building was combed for explosives.
The Guyana Fire Service at the scene
When Guyana Times arrived on the scene, the Guyana Fire Service and the bomb squad were already on site. Persons reported that they were directed to leave the building at about 09:45h. As students, teachers and security personnel waited outside, the inspection was carried out.
Shortly after, students were told that school was suspended for the day.
It was almost two hours after when the personnel on site indicated that they did not detect any signs of an explosive. Students remaining within the vicinity were told the building is cleared.
This report comes on the heels of a similar incident one month ago at The Bishops’ High School.
The building was cleared and students returned into the compound
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said it had received a report at that time, alleging that a bomb had been planted at the institution on Carmichael Street, Georgetown. Shortly after the call was received, the building was evacuated and firefighters were actively on the ground investigating the report with the bomb squad.
Prior to the call to The Bishops’ High School, another had surfaced mere hours before regarding a false report of a fire at the school.
The last bomb threat that was made on an educational facility prior to 2023 was in February 2019 at the University of Guyana’s (UG) Turkeyen Campus. A number of threats were sent to several online news outlets, which were promptly reported to the Police. This had caused UG to be placed on lockdown owing to the bomb scare. (G12)
