Some 16 children were apprehended in Bartica following a major truancy campaign conducted by the Ministry of Education and the Region Seven Department of Education, Schools’ Welfare Unit on Thursday.
In a press release today, the ministry said that the campaign spearheaded by National Truancy Coordinator, Yvonne Arthur comprised Region Seven Schools’ Welfare Officers, Mareilyn Wyatt and Zulfikar Hack; Regional Probation Officer, Joycelyn Gomes; a nurse