$2B in contracts inked for first secondary school in Kwebanna

By Naomi Parris

SIX contracts worth $2.017 billion were signed on Wednesday to construct a modern secondary school that will benefit over 600 students from Kwebanna village and nearby areas in Region One.

The project comprises a six-lot facility which is scheduled to be completed within seven to eight months. Contracts were awarded to Singh and Son Construction, Bree’s Enterprise, Supreme Contracting and Supplies, and AS Construction.

The facility will have over 30 classrooms, laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information Technology, TVET, Home Economics, and Industrial Technology. It will also have an auditorium, a staff room, and fire alarm systems, and will be powered by solar energy.

A dormitory to house 250 students and teachers’ duplex living quarters for

25 teachers will also be constructed.

Importantly, the stateof-the-art facility will be designed to meet the policy set by the ministry for improved and universal secondary education.

During the signing cer- emony at the ministry’s boardroom, Minister Priya Manickchand said the government has embarked on an aggressive programme to provide access to secondary education across Guyana.

Being the first second- ary school in Kwebanna, when completed, the learning centre will serve the villages of Kwebanna, Santa Cruz, Waikerebi, Chinese Landing, Kokerite, Kariako, Warapoka, Assakata, and Unity Grant. The primary school