Dormitory commissioned at Leonora for riverine students

Some of those who attended yesterday’s ceremony (Ministry of Education photo)

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday  afternoon commissioned a brand-new dormitory at Leonora, West Coast Demerara

With the establishment of the $75 million facility, students in riverine communities will no longer have to travel far distances daily to receive a secondary education, a release from the Ministry of Education said. Beneficiaries of the dorms at Leonora include students from Saxacalli, Aliki, Caria Caria, Lanaballi, Upper and Lower Bonasika, Santa Mission, Sand Hills and Hog Island.