Work stalled for over a month on Bamia School, Regional Chair says

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall (third from left) with principals of St8ment Investment Inc and other officials at the signing of the contract (Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development photo)

Construction work on the Primary School at Bamia/Amelia’s Ward, Linden has been stalled for over a month, according to Regional Chairman Deron Adams.

However, one of the directors of the controversial construction company, St8ment Investment Inc, responsible for the works, has said he is “unaware” of the delay.

St8ment Investment Inc, a company whose principals have been closely linked to the PPP/C government, was controversially awarded the $346 million contract for the construction of the school last year. The company, whose principals are Rawle Ferguson and Kerwin Bollers of Hits and Jams Entertainment along with Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major and Kashif Muhammed of the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament, was just formed a few months prior to bidding for the project and has no proven construction background.