$160.5 Million to Rehabilitate Nine Schools in Rural Jamaica

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated second right), and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (seated left), sign a contract for the rehabilitation and expansion of nine schools in rural Jamaica, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on July 25. Also sharing in the moment are: Director of MAE Construction Company, Phillip Evans (seated right); Member of Parliament for South East St. Elizabeth, Richard Parchment (standing right); Director, Ricam Construction, Devon Richards (second right); and Principal, Aberdeen Primary and Junior High School, Milbert Miller (second left).
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A sum of $160.5 million has been allocated to carry out expansion and rehabilitation works at nine schools in rural Jamaica, ahead of the 2014/15 academic year, which begins in September.