{"id":334959,"date":"2025-01-07T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=334959"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:41:54","slug":"contractors-set-june-finish-date-for-dominica-grammar-school-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/contractors-set-june-finish-date-for-dominica-grammar-school-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractors set June 2025 finish date for Dominica Grammar School project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Construction of the new Dominica Grammar School (DGS) is expected to be completed by the end of June this year. This was according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit who led a site visit to the ongoing construction at the DGS on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning I have noticed some things I believe that may need to be revisited, but overall it\u2019s so far, so good\u2026,\u201d he said. \u201cBoth the contractor and the developer are saying at the end of June. It\u2019s a huge goal from my standpoint which requires longer working hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skerrit stated that more workmen will be required to carry out the duties there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still some heavy movements to make,\u201d the Prime Minister noted. \u201cThough we are under pressure to have the students in at the earliest opportunity, but at the same token we have to be careful that we do not speed-compromise the structural integrity and the architectural duty of the Dominica Grammar School.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThe grammar school has a particular history in the country and I always felt that the structural and the aesthetic appeal of the building should be befitting of the contribution grammar school has made to the nation\u2019s development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Education Minister Octavia Alfred said it has been a long, hard road and she expressed hopes that the efforts will be honored, \u201cthat we will actually get our space in June so that we can prepare for September.\u201d<\/p>\n

She thanked the developer and those who are making the effort despite some tense moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the contractors need space and the Minister of Education needs her children in school, so the conversations were rough sometimes, but I am glad that we have come to a compromise, we have come to a place where our children can be in school and work can continue,\u201d she stated. \u201cWe are happy that they have agreed to do certain things in the morning while our students are there. That will reduce the level of noise and dust and Goodwill Secondary [School] will not be there in the afternoons so some more serious noisy, dusty work can happen in the afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alfred explained that the process has required a lot of planning, yet she expects that everyone will settle in this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost schools will be opened by Wednesday, teachers are in today and some schools will open by tomorrow,\u201d she revealed. \u201cI think by the end of this week Goodwill Secondary [School] and the Dominica Grammar [School] should be pretty much in and fully settled by next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

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