Major structural defects found in $691m Kato school – Patterson

Then President Donald Ramotar (left), then Education Minister Priya Manickchand (second from left) and others inspecting the Kato building in November of 2014. (GINA photo)

The opening of the Kato Secondary School whose construction has been the subject of controversy has once again been delayed because major structural defects have been found.

This is according to Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan. Bulkan was last evening in Parliament responding to questions about the budgeted estimates of Region 8: Potaro-Siparuni where Kato is located.

Asked by Opposition MP Nigel Dharamlall to say when the school would be opened, Bulkan told the house that the government is “awaiting the findings of a detailed assessment presently being conducted by the