THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) strongly condemns the recent attempted arson at the National Cultural Centre (NCC).

“This incident had occurred weeks after the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport was shot-up by what was reported to be drive-by shooting,” the Party observed in a statement yesterday.

“These actions have taken place after the main opposition party the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) threatened CARIFESTA, the grand Caribbean Cultural extravaganza scheduled to be held in Guyana in August this year,” the party noted.

“The attack on the Ministry and the threat of the PNCR must be taken seriously. We must consider whether the PNCR is carrying out its threats or whether their position is giving a signal to criminals to make the Ministry a target,” the PPP stated.

“In light of these attacks, the PNCR must state explicitly without any equivocation, its position on CARIFESTA,” the Party exhorted.

The PPP is calling on all peace loving and democratic forces in Guyana to denounce these violent attacks on the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and call on the PNCR to make its position towards CARFIESTA very clear.