– Gov’t will apply penalties if requirements are not met

EDUCATION Minister Priya Manickchand and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Delma Nedd last Friday held a meeting with contractors who will be constructing furniture for schools across Guyana.  According to a press release from the Ministry of Education, the meeting was called to discuss the importance of contractors meeting their contractual obligations, specifically emphasising the importance of them delivering the furniture on time and of an acceptable quality.
The Education Minister pointed out at the meeting that the Government of Guyana, in understanding the importance of education in a country’s development, allocated approximately $300M, so that every child can be comfortably seated in the classroom poised to receive quality education.

PENALTIES
She said also that the most desirous outcome of the meeting would be that quality furniture is delivered on time but emphasised that if these requirements are not met, the Government will apply penalties under the relevant contracts.
The contractors present at the meeting undertook to do their best to meet the conditions they agreed to under the various contracts and expressed a deep understanding of the need to provide good furniture in a timely manner.

(By Ravin Singh)