Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman on Wednesday announced that government has indefinitely shelved the former administration’s $10,000 school grant initiative on the grounds that it is “fiscally unsustainable” and it is now actively considering a number of other initiatives in keeping with its priorities for education.
“To have a grant of $10,000 to every school child without it being focused to those who need it more is… not fiscally sustainable for any economy and particularly ours,” he said at a press briefing held at the Ministry of the Presidency. While he commended the