New nursery school for Rockstone

The turning of the sod (Ministry of Education photo)

On Monday, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, officially turned the sod to mark the start of the construction of a new nursery school in the hinterland community of Rockstone, Region 10.

A release yesterday from the Ministry of Education said that the new nursery school will be constructed by Ele’s Trading & Hardware. The project, valued at $52,180,950, will be completed within six months.

To facilitate the start of this project, a mobilization amount of $15,654,285 has already been allocated. Once completed, the nursery school will benefit approximately 150 children from Rockstone and its surrounding areas.