Construction work to retrofit the Government Industrial School (GIS) at Dodds, St Philip to make provision for the transfer of females from Barrows, St Lucy will be completed by September 9. The work will include the fitting of security cameras at the facility.During a tour of the $1.4 million renovation project on Tuesday, Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams said he was pleased with the progress of the project.He reiterated that once the girls are moved from Barrows to the retrofitted facility which they will share with the boys, they are expected to benefit from better accommodations and have access to programmes that are more suited to their needs.“This is a fantastic facility. Out here feels different to St Lucy. The buildings look different, the resources we will put in place are different; the opportunities we will present are different.“We want to have a fresh start on the 9th of September; fresh start, fresh curriculum, fresh outlook, fresh programmes, that’s what we want. I am asking that people give us a chance to see what happens next,” Abrahams said.
