EASY access to primary education is now possible for children of Kamwatta village, Region One (Barima-Waini), as authorities have commissioned a $14.5 million primary school in the community. Work done on the facility not only includes the construction of the actual school, but also the installation of a fence.
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, who commissioned the school on Friday, said the investment demonstrates the government’s overarching interest in enhancing the education sector.
“There was once a time when Kamwatta did not have a school as many of the older folks know that. They did not have the opportunity as the current generation have now so we are excited as a government, to work with you to ensure that education becomes a part of your daily lives.
“Education is an asset from the knowledge we gather from school and life experience, this is what gives us ambition and drive us to transform our village and the country, as a whole,” Minister Dharamlall said.

The minister said the government will continue to implement various initiatives to further enhance the education sector to accommodate the impending transformation. It is with this hope that he urged young persons to take advantage of all opportunities made available by the government.
Regional Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region One (Barima-Waini), Brentnol Ashley, said the region will see much more developments in education. “This simple yet significant ceremony is a testimony of what the government has in store for the country’s education sector,” he said.
Councillor of the Kamwatta Village Council, Ronald Benjamin, thanked the government for fulfilling the community’s request for a better educational facility.
“We had asked the former government to renovate this school since it was in a deplorable condition, and that was not done. But not too long ago we brought this to the PPP/C Government’s attention and here we are, in a proper educational facility, where our children can be taught in a comfortable place,” he said, adding that the school currently accommodates 323 learners.