SVG: Temporary school constructed to accommodate students from Union Island following Beryl

St Vincent and Grenadines: A temporary school is currently under construction to accommodate students from Union Island, following the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Beryl. The new facility is expected to be completed by 9th September.

The St Vincent’s Agency for Public Information shared the information while stating that the school will accommodate 310 students out of all 450 from Union Island.

Students from the Union Island Secondary School, The Stephanie Browne Primary School, and the Mary Hutchinson Primary School will be allocated to the temporary school until the construction work goes on at the rest of the island.

According to the update provided by the authorities, it is being interpreted that most of the heavy work has been completed and a few tasks including cleaning and painting are meant to be done.

As the new academic session commenced on 1^st September, it became necessary to accommodate the students as soon as possible so the they don’t have to compromise over their studies.

Notably, all the schools were opened except a few across other parts of the country. The schools that remain closed now include Mary Hutchinson Primary School (mainland location), Canouan Government School, Lodge Village Government School, Calder Government School, Sion Hill Government School, Lower Bay Inc., and the Stephanie Browne Primary School (mainland location).

These schools will start operating on 9^th September, however, the Mayreau Government School and Paget Farm Government School will commence their operation on 16^th September.

The government has also issued important measures for children to follow as the new session begins. These include precautionary measures to be taken against Dengue as the cases are surging at an alarming rate.

Hurricane Beryl which hit the Caribbean early in July left the island nation devastated with damage to almost 90% of its buildings. The hurricane destroyed several schools leaving 200 secondary school students and 250 primary school students with no place to study.

Beryl also caused widespread damage not just to St Vincent and Grenadines, but to several other islands across the Caribbean. these included Carriacou and Petite Martinique which got catastrophically damaged from the disaster.

The government of St Vincent and Grenadines has notably received several relief aids from many across the Caribbean and the world, which led the island nation to grow stronger from the damage caused.