$231M to rehabilitate, extend Anna Regina Multi. Secondary

Two hundred and thirty one million dollars has been earmarked for the rehabilitation and extension of the Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School located in RegionTwo.

Thiswasrevealedwhentenders opened recently at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office Ten contractors have submitted tenders for the project which will be executed through the MinistryofEducation.

KaieteurNewsunderstandsthat the move to have the building upgraded is to facilitate the overcrowding at the school and have it renovated. This publication learnedthattheschoolwasinitially built to accommodate 800 students butthereare1040studentsenrolled therecurrently

In 2021, the school was commissioned as a sixth form schoolbeingthefirstintheregion.

Regional Vice Chairman of RegionTwo,Mr HumaceOdittold Kaieteur News that upon completion, the school will have six additional classrooms, a space foraSeniorMaster'soffice,asmart classroom and a space for sanitary facility

Among the renovation works, the school's ceiling as well as dormitorywillreceiveafacelift.

The contractors that bid for job are as follow: Gurdev Mahadeo Contracting Services