Cabinet gives clearance for textbook purchases

The Ministry of Education will be purchasing original textbooks directly from publishers for both secondary and primary schools throughout the country and the purchase contracts have been given Cabinet’s no-objection.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon on Wednesday announced that a contract, divided into three lots received Cabinet’s no-objection when the body met last Tuesday.

In September of 2012, the Publishers Association took to the High Court and obtained an injunction against five stores, blocking the