Ground broken for US$20M Texila campus at Providence

The ground was broken on Monday for a new US$20M campus that will be constructed for the Texila American University, at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Chief Executive Officer Saju Bhaskar called the project a dream come true for the students and staff of the university. Bhaskar also said the construction of the university will help to anchor Texila’s investments in Guyana.

The new campus is projected to be completed in early 2016. Once opened, it will serve around 1,500 students and is expected to house modern laboratories, a research centre, library, information technology centre, student lounges, an international cafeteria and