A Government school on the island of Ovalau had pleaded for the construction of a new dining hall as students are currently having their meals in a “tent”.
This was the call from district representative of Levuka, Taniela Tamani, during a talanoa session with Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama at the Lomaiviti Provincial Council meeting in Levuka yesterday who said students of Levuka Public School were having their meals in a tent.
“We want to thank the Government for the construction of the new school dormitory that was destroyed in a fire a few years ago,” Mr Tamani said .
“Our children right now are having their meals inside a tent, they have to walk down under scorching heat or rainy weather from the dormitories to the tent to have their meals.
“We plead with the Government to construct a new dining hall for the school.”
In response, a senior government official told the forum that they had raised the issue with Minister for Education Premila Kumar during one of her official visits to the school.
He also asked Mr Bainimarama to assist in talks of the construction of the new dining hall. The school was established in 1879.
