World Teachers’ Day is an opportunity to acknowledge our teachers and say thanks for the significant contributions they make in our classrooms and communities.

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry is endorsing the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid says the Government plans to spend $2.1 billion over the next three years to facilitate the second phase of the Tablets in Schools programme.

Ninety-two per cent of the nation’s four-year-old children are developmentally ready for early-childhood education.

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Senator Ruel Reid, is appealing to parents not to choose entertainment over the care and protection of their children. Addressing a ‘Safe Children Forum’ in May Pen earlier this week, Senator Reid noted that parents have been leaving young children at home in the care of older siblings to attend popular entertainment events.