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The National Park has been reopened to the public after a sudden closure following a bee invasion.
On Saturday it was announced that the National Park, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, had to be temporarily closed. However, one day later, the facility was reopened after the bee nest had been located and eliminated by bee experts who were summoned to handle the infestation.
This was revealed by the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) on Sunday, however, they advised that as a further precautionary measure, persons are being advised to be vigilant.
On Saturday a notice was sent out by PAC stating that the park was temporarily closed to the public after a suspected bee invasion was reported in the park.
The National Park’s main entrance was closed.
However, the Commission further announced that the park would remain closed as the experts will continue working on locating the beehive, after failed attempts on Saturday.
“The National Park is temporarily closed until further notice as there seem to have been an invasion of bees. We are working feverishly to investigate and have this matter sorted as soon as possible,” the PAC said in a statement. It added that the decision to close the facility is to ensure that all persons are safe and unharmed.
“Operations personnel and the bee expert will resume their work at 6:00 am (06:00h) on Sunday 2nd February 2020,” the statement read.
When Guyana Times visited the area on Saturday afternoon, the gates to the park were closed and persons were seen waiting outside of the facility.