We know the Mayor loves to cement-pave streets, but what's he doing fixing up a science lab? That's what we asked today when the Council unveiled a science lab at Saint Catherine's Academy. Now we know the City Council manifesto had all sorts of goodies in there, but we didn't see any science labs – so we asked the Mayor to explain:….
Darrell Bradley - Mayor of Belize City
"The refurbished lab is from floor to ceiling meaning that everything in that lab has been refurbished. Tiling the floors, refurbishing the lighting facilities, installing new fans because I was a student once and I know how hot it can get in your classes. Painting all the walls, refurbishing the surfaces for the tables in the labs, refurbishing the chairs - everything was renovated. We are donating this refurbished lab to St. Catherine's, but the gift that St. Catherine's Academy for so long has given to our country and to the world is tremendous."
Sister Mercy Cervantes - Chairperson, Board of SCA
"I would like to say that you are a living example of service. You have served our community well, we know how hard you have worked to beautify Belize City and you've remembered us by beautifying our lab. From now on in SCA's family life - you sparkle so thank you very much."
Darrell Bradley
"I came to St. Catherine's when we were promoting Labor for Belize and a very strong contingent of St. Catherine's really came out for that initiative and since then we have been really dialoguing with the administration as it relates to how we could reciprocate their support to us by having their young people come out and supporting some of the City Council projects in terms of sanitation."
Reporter
"Why is the City Council renovating the lab, a lab of a church managed high school - especially when it is considered probably one of the lead all girls school?"
Darrell Bradley
"That's a very common misconception - you would think that schools like St. Catherine's - people always look at them and think they have a lot of money. Church managed schools are schools which are under a lot of financial pressure."
In June the council also launched a computer lab at Excelsior High.
The lab was refurbished at a cost of thirteen thousand dollars – but much of it was donated to the council. The labour was provided by city council employees. This is the first time that the SCA lab has been refurbished since it was built in 1968.
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