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Sod turned for $170M new One Mile Primary school
Education Minister Priya Manickchand turns the sod for the reconstruction of the One Mile Primary School, Linden.
The way is paved for the re-construction of the One Mile Primary School, as $170M has been allocated for rebuilding the structure that was destroyed as a result of arson in July 2012, following the month-long protest in Linden over increased electricity tariff.
Over 800 students and teachers were displaced by the destruction of the school, and had to be housed at separate locations, the Wismar Hill Primary and the Block 22 Multi-Purpose Hall.
The new building will include 29 classrooms, capable of housing 1000 students, sick bay, facilities for disabled, Information Communication Laboratory, administrative office and sanitary block among others, according to a GINA release yesterday.
Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, who launched the rebuilding project in Linden on Wednesday, said contractors must be held accountable for ensuring value for money.
“We want to partner with you to make sure this goes the way it is supposed to go. $170M is supposed to give your children in this community a state-of- the-art primary school where no repairs and so on except for the maintenance of the school would have to be effected within short periods.”
“We believe in empowering each person to be the watch guard of what is happening in the development of your community,” Minister Manickchand stated.
Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Juan Edghill noted that the destruction of the school by arsonists was a dark day for Guyana.
“ We have a responsibility to protect the asset this time, and ensure that what happened at One Mile never happens again in Linden or any part of the country because that is something that would be taking us backwards.”
Meanwhile Region Ten Chairman, Sharma Solomon, commended the government for delivering on its promise. “I’m grateful for that position adopted by the government, to ensure that all the pupils of the One Mile School can be housed at one time, under one unique structure,” Solomon said.
He said the primary school’s academic performance ranked it as second in the region, and that the pupils remained steadfast, in face of the challenge.
The contract for the construction of the One Mile Primary School was signed on December 31 with P.D Contracting Services. The project has a completion date of February 2015.
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