More than 120 hinterland students attending tertiary institutions in Georgetown will soon benefit from a dormitory, as plans are already in motion to ensure this project becomes a reality.
Ministers Sydney Allicock and Valerie Garrido-Lowe engaged Kalitech Inc Engineering Design and Supervisory Consultants, which is tasked with completing the design of the building which will be located in the compound of the current student dormitory in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.
Meanwhile, Minister Allicock said he is pleased that “the new wing to accommodate students from the hinterland is now at a higher level with the completion of the draft, the estimates and agreeing upon the design which I’m very pleased with. There’s just the exception of a few additional components such as
From left: Deputy Permanent Secretary Samantha Fedee, Minister within the Ministry Valerie Garrido-Lowe, a representative from Kalitech Inc Engineering Design and Supervisory Consultants and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock in discussion about the project
the walls to be of wood and cupboards in the building and to use better roofing material rather than zinc we could probably could have tar shingles put there, something that could last for the next 30 years.”
The Minister also advised that based on the building’s design, more students can be accommodated should the need arise.
“As of now, the design can accommodate 120 students but if needs be, it could be adjusted to accommodate a 140 or 150 more students and this building is expected to be completed by the end of this year so I am very happy that eventually we will be able to have this facility that is so badly needed for the education of our young people to help us build this beautiful nation.”.
The new facility will boast male and female self-contained rooms to accommodate 120 students, living quarters for dorm supervisors, a unique water storage system and recreational area among other amenities.
Over the past 10 years, an estimated 600 students have benefited from hinterland scholarships to attend a number of tertiary institutions, including the Guyana Technical Institute, Carnegie School of Home Economics, the Guyana School of Agriculture and the Guyana Industrial Technical Center – both resident and non-resident.
