Major Upgrade Planned for Princess Margaret School Costing Over Half a Million Dollars
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet welcomed the Chairperson of the Princess Margaret School (PMS) Alumni Association, accompanied by the principal and two executive members of the Association.
The school was founded 70 years ago on April 26, 1955, and is planning a refurbishment of the buildings, the industrial training center, the playing field, and to fence it properly.
The cost is likely to exceed a half-million dollars; no specific dates and timelines have been proposed for the commencement of these projects. However, a facelift of the main building for the 70th anniversary celebration is expected.
The Cabinet was told that there are four schools in the world named after Princess Margaret; one is in London, one in Canada, one in Barbados, and the fourth in Antigua.
There is no intention to re-name the school. The PMS is well known for its prowess in sports and CXC regional exams.
A plan is afoot to upgrade the hall, built to accommodate 250 students maximum; today, the student body is now made up of 955 youth.
The field is to become a multipurpose sporting area used by other schools and community groups. The Cabinet promised to do all that it can to support the effort, with the guaranteed support of the Chairman of Cabinet and the Minister of Health—both PMS alumni.
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