Nigel Dharamlall and Anand Persaud, bear witness to Professional Engineering and Construction Services, contractor Nolan France signing the contract
A new $28M wing will be added to the St. Therese Primary School in New Amsterdam, Region Six. This will allow more students to be accommodated at the institution.
Professional Engineering and Construction Services secured the contract for the project. It will feature six additional classrooms to accommodate new students. It was noted that work is scheduled to commence in June and conclude within four months. Regional Chairman David Armogan told revealed in an interview that the much-needed extension will accommodate the increasing youth population in the region.
“St. Therese’s Primary school is one of the major primary schools that we have in the New Amsterdam area…so the number of students applying now to go to that primary school is overwhelming, hence space is no longer available,” Armogan explained.
He continued, “We tend to place students to schools nearest to where they live so this is why the problems will be in encountering because the children living around that area have to go to other schools due to the limited space.”
The Regional Chairman disclosed that when the new wing is completed, students will be able to learn in a conducive environment, while easing financial burden on parents. He pointed out that 736 students currently are housed at the school.
Local Government and Regional Development Ministers, Nigel Dharamlall and Anand Persaud, and Region Six Regional Executive Officer (REO) Narindra Persaud were among those present at the contract signing.
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