G’town School of Nursing to undergo expansion

The Ministry of Health signed a $13M contract with VP Construction on Tuesday for the expansion of the Georgetown School of Nursing.

The Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) said the sum will facilitate enhancement to the sanitary block, laboratories, library, and classrooms to cater for the large intake of nurse trainees. Permanent Secretary Hydar Ally signed the contract with contractor Vishal P. Prashad. The project is expected to last 14 weeks and work is expected to start in two weeks.