Register children for $10,000 school grant now – ministry

The Ministry of Education is urging parents and guardians of children in public schools to register their charges immediately as it is nearing completion of a verification process held countrywide to complete a master list of students eligible for the government’s $10,000 per student grant.

Over the past two months, head teachers from across the country met with their respective regional education officers to confirm the number of students currently enrolled in their respective schools and those on the schools’ register, as part of the process, a press release from the ministry said.

According to Deputy Chief Education Officer (Administration) Donna Chapman, the process is moving along smoothly and the