– sod-turning marks start construction, 300 pupils to benefit

THE Ministry of Education on Saturday morning turned the sod for the reconstruction of the Company Road Primary School in Buxton, East Coast Demerara, a $440 million investment aimed at easing overcrowding and providing modern learning facilities for more than 300 pupils.
Deputy Chief Education Officer (Administration), Mrs. Tiffany Harvey, and Regional Education Officer for Demerara-Mahaica, Ms. Keane Adams, joined teachers and staff of the school for the symbolic ceremony.
The project comes after persistent calls from parents, educators, and the school’s administration, who flagged structural problems and cramped conditions that were hampering effective teaching and learning. Some 300 pupils from the Buxton Company Road catchment area are expected to benefit.
The contract for the new facility was awarded to R&J Construction following a competitive process overseen by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, in keeping with Guyana’s Public Procurement Act.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand welcomed the project, reaffirming the government’s pledge to ensure that every school requiring rehabilitation or reconstruction will be addressed within the next five years.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, expressed her happiness over this development while noting that every school that needs to be rehabitilated or rebuilt will be so done over the next five years.
The Buxton initiative forms part of the government’s broader nationwide effort to expand and modernise the education sector, with billions of dollars being invested annually in new schools, teacher training, and technology integration.
For the Buxton community, the reconstructed Company Road Primary School is expected to ease long-standing frustrations and provide a more conducive environment for both pupils and teachers. Once completed, it will feature modern classrooms, improved sanitation, and spaces designed to support extracurricular and remedial programmes.
The project is expected to be completed within the contract period, bringing much-needed relief to the growing school population in the area.