Education Ministry mum on name of mould cleaning company!
Virgin Islands News Online has also been seeking the name of the company or companies allegedly hired to clean the affected schools of mould but has come up empty-handed so far as the Ministry of Education has opted not to respond directly to this news site’s queries but instead was promised a general press release.
Parents and concerned persons in the Virgin Islands have been calling repeatedly for answers as it relates to a number of issues surrounding the ridding of mould at several schools in the territory but more specifically that of the Isabella Morris Primary School in Carrot Bay. Those concerns were brought to the attention of Virgin Islands News Online.
Parents especially became concerned about the process of removing mould from the Isabella Morris Primary School after it was brought to their attention less than two weeks before the beginning of the new school year that the problem was not yet addressed.
What was worrying for the parents was that the principal had said the school had begun transferring materials back into the school building. Sources close to the Department of Education had confirmed that there were plans to have the problem addressed at the said school least one week before the scheduled opening of school.
This news site attempted to get answers from the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Culture, Dr Marcia Potter, but was denied a direct response.
Questions as it related to the name of the company or companies hired to conduct the mould removing exercise, whether the company or companies had gone through a tender process and the amount of schools that were rid of mould recently were all put to Dr Potter through the Communications Department.
In a response earlier today September 4, 2013, Government Information Service Officer, Ms Colene Penn said a general statement in response to this news site’s enquiries would be issued. A definite date was not forthcoming.
Back In May, 2013, Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn, speaking during a sitting of the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands, had said a company out of Puerto Rico, ByoSafe, had been called in and had confirmed the presence of mould, cleaned the affected classrooms to alleviate the situation and later undertook an assessment.
However, it is not publicly known if the said company, ByoSafe, conducted the cleaning of schools prior to the beginning of the new academic school year.
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34 Responses to “Education Ministry mum on name of mould cleaning company!”
Hey. $&@@-$?!. U all doing bunch &$@! with school mold treatment & u get work with u friends in Gov. We. Feel. Sorry. For schools. But. Minister education should see what's going on we checked couple schools waisted time but we have over 20 years exp not fly by nit startup $?&&@@!!