New De Hoop primary School commissioned

 

Mahaica : For years, students, teachers and the De Hoop, Mahaica community were in need of a new school building since the first one which was built in 1949, by the Canadian Mission Church, was in a derelict condition.

The construction of the new building at a cost of $45.8M was done through the Guyana Government, Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), the Caribbean Development Bank and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

The building has a kitchenette, library, computer lab, head-teacher’s office, staff room, sick bay, sanitary block and classroom space.
Education Minister Shaik Baksh announced that he will be placing the De Hoop primary on a priority list to receive computers since it only has one. Minister Baksh called on the community to make contributions to the institution to aid its advancement.