With a team of 14 men working around the clock, the Seecharan family is hoping their new home would be completed before Christmas Day.
The family lost their home and all of their belongings to a fire on December 11. Through the generosity of the Ricky Raghunanan Group of Companies, construction on their new home has already started at Claxton Bay.
The fire left Robin Seecharan, 59, a truck driver, his wife Raquel Babwah, 38, a housewife and their seven children homeless.
As she looked on at the construction yesterday, Raquel's joy seemed to have stolen her words. With her three youngest children around her, all she could say was, "I just so happy."
The joy on the faces of the children seemed to spurn the men to work faster.
Job supervisor Ramsook Ramoutar told the T&T Guardian they are hoping complete the house by tomorrow.