Some 16 children were apprehended in Bartica following a major truancy campaign conducted by the Ministry of Education and the Region Seven Department of Education, Schools’ Welfare Unit on Thursday.
In a press release yesterday, the ministry said that the campaign spearheaded by National Truancy Coordinator Yvonne Arthur comprised Region Seven Schools’ Welfare Officers Mareilyn Wyatt and Zulfikar Hack; Regional Probation Officer Joycelyn Gomes; a nurse and a policeman from the Bartica Hospital and Police Station, respectively. A photographer was also part of the campaign, which was carried out at Byderabo, Dogg Point and Agatash
