New One Mile school for completion by Feb 2015

Education Minister Priya Manickchand turning the sod in the One Mile School compound.

By Jeff Trotman

The One Mile Primary School, which was destroyed by fire during the 2012 July/August electricity protest in Linden, will be replaced by a state-of-the-art institution by February 2015.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand turned the sod to launch the construction of a new $170 million school on Wednesday.

The minister, who was accompanied by a team of government officials, including Chief Education Officer Olato Sam and Minister in the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill, also participated in a consultation exercise at the Wismar Hill Primary School with Region Ten officials, parents