Rubis Renovates the Goodwill Primary School’s Auditorium

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the vast rebuilding task in Dominica continues after the passage of Hurricane Maria, Rubis West Indies Limited is playing its part.

The energy company recently renovated the auditorium of Goodwill Primary School. The project involved the addition of eight classrooms to accommodate the school’s student body, as decided by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development.  Completed at a cost of EC$190,000, construction took approximately three months under the watchful eye of local contractors Edghill Fortune Associates Ltd.

L-R: Mrs Mirium Blanchard, Minister of Public Works being ably assisted by Shanna Alectin, a student of Goodwill School with the unveiling of the plaque. Looking on are Nicholson Dodds, Country Manager Rubis-Dominica and Peter St. Jean, Minister of Education.

Nicholson Dodds, Country Representative for Rubis explained, “The children were displaced from school in September 2017 after the hurricane and we saw the opportunity to assist with the renovation of the Goodwill Primary School’s auditorium to ensure that the over 450 students returned to school as soon as
possible.”

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Mr Dodds also spoke about Rubis’s involvement in other community projects such as Operation Youth Quake, a non-profit, non-government organisation working with troubled and displaced young people aged between 12-18 years. He described how Rubis had rendered assistance to Operation Youth Quake by assisting with repairs to the organisation’s
facility.

The children returned to the classroom on January 3, 2018 and the Principal, Ms. Gretta Roberts, and her staff have worked tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition for the children.

An official ceremony was held on January 19 to reopen the school’s auditorium and to recognize the efforts of those involved in the project. During the event, an award was presented to Rubis in recognition of its contribution to the development of education in Dominica.

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