Schools will not be closed during Independence Anniversary Week – ministry

The Ministry of Education today said that it has no intention of closing schools during Independence Anniversary Week as reported by certain media outlets.

In a statement today, it said that “Parents, guardians, school administrators, and teachers are asked to please ignore the article in today’s Guyana Times Newspaper on page 11 and in Citizens Report, an online news blog, which states that schools will be closed for Independence Anniversary week. Kindly note, the Ministry of Education did not make any such announcement.”