Education Minister intervenes to improve Golden Grove Secondary School - during visit
Georgetown, GINA, September 21, 2011
Source - GINA
Minister of Education Shaik Baksh and technical team inspect condition of the Golden Grove Secondary School
Education Minister Shaik Baksh and a technical team today visited the Golden Grove Secondary school to assess the physical condition of the building that has recently been featured in the news after parents held several protests condemning its deplorable state.
Some of the said parents met and engaged Minister Baksh at his office on Tuesday and the Minister subsequently resolved to personally visit the school.
“I’m really glad that I came, because I’m seeing for myself, first hand, the state of this school, which is dire need of some urgent repair,” Minister Baksh said.
Minister Baksh and team conducted a detailed inspection of the school’s environs and pin-pointed several key areas that need immediate attention.
One of the three rooms that will be rehabilitated to alleviate overcrowding at the Golden Grove Secondary School
The areas identified are those that are not currently being addressed under the $3.3M contract under which some level of rehabilitation work is being conducted on the school.
The Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Region Four is responsible for the repairs that should have been completed during the August vacation.
The Minister and team identified the school’s sanitary block, the windows, and the leaky roof among some of the priority areas.
The cupboards in the Home Economics section, were also identified for repaired
“The Ministry of Education itself will support the emergency works that will have to be done here,” Baksh said and that “The ministry will provide the funding from its own budget, to address these specific areas.”
Some of the cupboards from the Home Economic section identified for rehabilitation
Minister Baksh also pledged the ministry’s assistance in upgrading the school’s science and computer labs, assuring that by January, 20 computers would have been provided for the renovated computer laboratory.
Three classrooms are to be rehabilitated to alleviate the concern of overcrowding as they will be refurbished, painted and furniture put in placed, he said.
The ministry will use the same contractors that are at present working on the school to facilitate the areas identified, he said.
“Those things promised will be put on the drawing board immediately and the ministry will move quickly to get them done,” Baksh promised.
With regard to further extensive work that the school requires, Baksh said that two of the ministry’s engineers will be working along with the regional engineer to conduct an assessment of these capital works for which provision are to be made in the 2012 budget.
Minister Baksh addressing concerned parents and members of the media at the Golden Grove Secondary School
Georgetown, GINA, September 21, 2011
Source - GINA
Minister of Education Shaik Baksh and technical team inspect condition of the Golden Grove Secondary SchoolEducation Minister Shaik Baksh and a technical team today visited the Golden Grove Secondary school to assess the physical condition of the building that has recently been featured in the news after parents held several protests condemning its deplorable state.
Some of the said parents met and engaged Minister Baksh at his office on Tuesday and the Minister subsequently resolved to personally visit the school.
“I’m really glad that I came, because I’m seeing for myself, first hand, the state of this school, which is dire need of some urgent repair,” Minister Baksh said.
Minister Baksh and team conducted a detailed inspection of the school’s environs and pin-pointed several key areas that need immediate attention.
One of the three rooms that will be rehabilitated to alleviate overcrowding at the Golden Grove Secondary SchoolThe areas identified are those that are not currently being addressed under the $3.3M contract under which some level of rehabilitation work is being conducted on the school.
The Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Region Four is responsible for the repairs that should have been completed during the August vacation.
The Minister and team identified the school’s sanitary block, the windows, and the leaky roof among some of the priority areas.
The cupboards in the Home Economics section, were also identified for repaired
“The Ministry of Education itself will support the emergency works that will have to be done here,” Baksh said and that “The ministry will provide the funding from its own budget, to address these specific areas.”
Some of the cupboards from the Home Economic section identified for rehabilitationMinister Baksh also pledged the ministry’s assistance in upgrading the school’s science and computer labs, assuring that by January, 20 computers would have been provided for the renovated computer laboratory.
Three classrooms are to be rehabilitated to alleviate the concern of overcrowding as they will be refurbished, painted and furniture put in placed, he said.
The ministry will use the same contractors that are at present working on the school to facilitate the areas identified, he said.
“Those things promised will be put on the drawing board immediately and the ministry will move quickly to get them done,” Baksh promised.
With regard to further extensive work that the school requires, Baksh said that two of the ministry’s engineers will be working along with the regional engineer to conduct an assessment of these capital works for which provision are to be made in the 2012 budget.
Minister Baksh addressing concerned parents and members of the media at the Golden Grove Secondary School