New hinterland student dorm for completion by June

A section of the Hinterland Student Dormitory under construction (DPI photo)

Some 120 hinterland students pursuing tertiary education on the coast, will be housed in a spanking new dormitory facility for the September school term, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The facility is being built at the cost of $183m.

Trilloyd Allen, Civil Engineer, Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs said that the project is approximately 40 percent done, and the estimated work on the building is currently at about $55M. The materials on site to cater for the roof and the flooring brings the amount to some $80M expended on the project to date.

“…The signing of the contract was