(Kaieteur News) – First Lady, Mrs. Arya Ali on Wednesday joined the Ministry of Education in turning the sod for the construction of a new $421 million annex for St. Joseph High School in Georgetown.

The project is being funded by the World Bank. The education ministry in its initial advertisement had stated that the Government of Guyana received financing from the bank through the ‘Guyana Strengthening Human Capital through Education Project’, and part of the proceeds will go towards building the annex.

The new two-story annex will be constructed by Khemraj Nauth Inc. who is expected to complete the works in 10 months. The works will be overlooked by consultant GR Engineering Co.