Karasabai Secondary School: Govt warns of liquidated damages if delays on project persist

As works continue more than two years after the sod was turned for the construction of the $1.7 billion Karasabai Secondary School in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo), President Dr Irfaan Ali has warned that liquidated damages will be applied if delays persist. “We talked to the consultant, the consultant said that because of weather and other issues, they have three-month extension. After that, its liquidated damages,” the Head of State said during the commissioning ceremony of the new airstrip in Karasabai over the weekend. The project was awarded to Avinash Contracting in 2022, with completion expected within two years.

Village Toshao, David Albert, told another section of the media in January 2026 that the project was about 70 per cent completed. The modern school complex is expected to be fitted with 10 buildings. These include the main teaching block and allied lecturing facilities, modern science laboratory for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres, combined Home Economics and cafeteria area, teachers’ quarters and an outdoor sitting forecourt. Once completed, the facility will house 500 students in the classroom, and 250 students in the dormitories. This means students will no longer have to traverse rough terrain daily to receive an education. Students in the Karasabai subdistrict from communities such as Tiger Pond, Cracrana, Tsushima, Kokshebai and Yurong Paru are currently either not receiving a secondary education or are being educated in primary tops, a secondary department in a primary school.