Early childhood education teachers are to benefit from a further 15 percent increase in salary this year. State Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, who made the announcement today (May 11), said the pay rise was approved by Cabinet in April. He noted that the teachers have benefitted from increases of similar amounts over the last two years.

The church is being called on to help in the counselling of abused children, and to assist the authorities in nabbing perpetrators.