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Contact: Claudia Monlouis

 

Thursday 25 November 2010 The Ministry of Education and Culture is calling for the commitment  and support of parents, students and  the general public, as it continues to strive towards ensuring the full recovery of schools after the  passage of Hurricane Tomas.

 

Deputy Chief Education Officer responsible for Planning in the Ministry of Education and Culture, Marcus  Edward, says the  education ministry has reinstated the  school transportation programme  and is working towards recommencing the school feeding programme.

 

“The school transportation programme resumes  with the re-opening of schools. We also  oversee the school feeding programme. All schools where the programme operates received substantial damages. The  rain was able able to penetrate louvres or ceilings and get into the stockpile of things we had.”

 

Mr. Edward says schools  now need to  replenish the  stockpile of foodstuff ruined   by storm  damage or power outages.

 

“We have been working to restore the programme in a few schools. The principals were able to salvage something and I believe that in most schools the programme will resume as of today. I think by next week the programme will be back to full force.”

 

Under the school feeding programme, students are provided with  lunchtime meals throughout the school week.


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