Roseau, Dominica – Education Minister Octavia Alfred has confirmed that no one was injured when the concrete roof structure for the auditorium of the Dominica Grammar School (DGS) collapsed on Monday.
She said that the roof had collapsed “during the ongoing construction work” and that “fortunately no one was injured”.
She said that the students and staff were not affected “as the construction area is secure and separate from school operations.
‘Students and staff do not have access to the site. As such, classes and other activities continue as normal. The Ministry is engaging with the contractor and the matter is under review”.
The Education Minister said the government is assuring everyone “that the safety pf students, staff and the wider school community remains our highest priority”.
In January, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who toured the construction of the new DGS said the building is expected to be completed by the end of June this year.
“This morning I have noticed some things I believe that may need to be revisited, but overall it’s so far, so good…,” he said, adding “both the contractor and the developer are saying at the end of June. It’s a huge goal from my standpoint which requires longer working hours.
“Though we are under pressure to have the students in at the earliest opportunity, but at the same token we have to be careful that we do not speed-compromise the structural integrity and the architectural duty of the Dominica Grammar School,” he said then. (CMC)
