Nursery school launched at Kokshebai

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand speaking at the event (Ministry of Education photo)

Pupils in Kokshebai, South Pakaraimas will no longer have to walk for miles to receive an education with the commissioning of a school in their village.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand along with Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall  commissioned the Kokshebai Nursery School on Tuesday during a visit to the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region.

A release from the Ministry of Education said that the Kokshebai Nursery School was constructed by Osbert Rebeiro at a cost of $14 million.