The Ministry of Education yesterday warned about scammers targeting residents of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
In a notice on its Facebook page, the ministry said that it wanted to particularly alert the residents of Jawalla that there is no small business initiative being started by the Ministry or the Minister of Education.
“To be clear, the Ministry of Education has no programme to issue small business grants of $250,000 to anyone”, the notice said.
It added that residents, especially business owners are asked to exercise all caution in dealing with customers.
“Business owners and shop proprietors should not grant phone credit, goods, or services to anyone alleging that they are `from the Ministry of Education to share business grants”, the notice said, warning that the ministry will not be responsible for any losses incurred.
