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$2.7 Billion To Repair Schools Damaged By Beryl; Work Starts Monday | RJR News - Jamaican News Online
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$2.7 billion to repair schools damaged by Beryl; work starts Monday

Education Minister Fayval Williams
By Nakinskie Robinson  
 
Come Monday, the Ministry of Education will start rebuilding activities for schools severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl.
 
Speaking Friday morning at a press conference on the ministry's Beryl disaster plan, Education Minister Fayval Williams said the damage stands at some $2.7 billion.
 
She says the number of schools damaged by the weather system has climbed from 212 to 309, and is expected to rise further. Work will begin for schools categorised as priority one, two and three. 
 
"Priority one would be those schools that have been severely damaged, that we have to begin the restoration in order to have them in a place where they can be safely opened come September 2nd. We have 85 of those schools," the minister revealed, noting that the estimated damage to these institutions is $1.42 billion.
 
Among the schools in this category are Bull Savannah Primary, Munro College, and Hampton School for Girls.
 
Priority two schools have also suffered damage but will be able to operate while work is underway. There are 110 such schools. 
 
The minister said 114 schools fall in the third category of those that suffered minor damage but can operate while the repair work is being done. 
 
The technical team from the ministry has identified contractors to begin reconstruction work on priority one schools.
 
Minister Williams said the team is continuing its assessment to finalise procurement documents for registered contractors to carry out repairs and construction.
 
She said emergency funds have been disbursed across all regions for clean up exercises and other critical activities.
 
Child care facilities 
 
Minister Williams also provided an update on the state of residential child care facilities post Hurricane Beryl.
 
She said assessments were carried out by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). 
 
While damage was relatively minor across the different facilities, she said, there was major damage to the Mannings child care facility in St. Elizabeth, which lost the roof of its kitchen, main dining room, dormitory and farming equipment store room. 
 
She added that children in state care were safe during and after the hurricane.
 
In terms of public libraries, the minister reported that there was "some damage".   
 


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