Lacovia Primary on the mend

Restoration works at Lacovia Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth are progressing steadily as the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information rebuilds institutions damaged by Hurricane Melissa.

During a recent visit to the institution, Parliamentary Secretary in the ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, reported that contractors are on site undertaking structural repairs to the administrative block, which sustained extensive damage. He explained that the administrative building was among the areas most severely affected, noting that flooding occurred after the roof was displaced. Morgan stated that the roofing solution being implemented requires additional structural reinforcement to accommodate a concrete deck.

"They are putting in and reinforcing columns at present, because the roof that was there could not have managed a decking. So the roofing solution that we're using at this space, going forward, is to deck the roof," Morgan explained.

Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth North Western, Andrew Morris, expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of the restoration works. He emphasised the importance of ensuring that students in the constituency have a suitable environment for teaching and learning.

Morgan also visited the Ballard's Valley Primary and Infant and Clapham Primary and Infant schools in the parish, as part of the ministry's ongoing inspection of restoration works at education institutions.