STUDENTS of the new Diamond-Grove Primary School will now benefit from a bus shed that was commissioned in front of the school recently. Present at the simple ceremony were members of the Diamond-Grove Lions Club, students and Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson. Lions Club president Eric Benjamin said the club adopted the primary school to ensure the dignity of the children.
Bus sheds will be erected from First Avenue right down to Sixth Avenue, Benjamin said. He said further that resources were pooled and two sheds adjacent to each other were designed. “This will provide shelter and safety for the schoolchildren who are going to be using this facility and boundary lines in the form of posts were erected as a safety guide for vehicles when they stop,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Minister Patterson congratulated the Lions Club and the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NCD) for teaming up to erect the bus shed.
He also noted that last year there were 118 road fatalities in Guyana and unfortunately the number seems to be increasing annually. Therefore, he said, children must also be educated about how to cross the roads. He also disclosed that there is a tender out for the placement of street lights throughout the carriageway to provide proper lighting for the bus sheds and surrounding areas.