In wake of the concerns raised last Friday by teachers and students of the St. Rose’s High School about a sewage overflow and the noise from contractors rebuilding a section of the school, Education Minister Priya Manickchand led a team from her Ministry to meet with the contractors today.

The Minister asked the contractors to put a system in place that will not provide any inconvenience to the students while they are attending classes.

The construction of the new school building is currently at 10%, with the contractors explaining that they are currently ahead of schedule.

Minister Manickchand said her Ministry will be closely monitoring the works at the school.

The team from the Ministry of Education was also informed that the sewage overflow problem is being addressed by Guyana Water Incorporated.

The sewage issue has been caused by a problem in the GWI sewage lines at Camp and Quamina Street. An official of GWI explained that the sewage lines were blocked by materials that should not have been in the sewage system.

The matter is being addressed, the Education Ministry officials were told.

Last week, the Board of the school made a decision to have students return to virtual learning sessions because of the sewage overflow and the construction noise while students are attending classes.

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