Tim: No fruit nor drinks for pupils

Gopeesingh, a former minister of education, also accused the Government of failing to provide textbooks to school pupils this year, in contrast to some three million supplied under the former People’s Partnership (PP) government .

He accused the Government of firing many staff from the Ministry of Education, including facilitators and monitors .

They have also stopped the construction of school buildings, he also alleged .

In contrast, Gopeesingh said the former PP government had won acclaim from the likes of former US First Lady, Hillary Clinton, for providing universal early childhood care and education (ECCE) facilities .

He lamented that 540 murders have occurred since the Government took office .

Alleging that the population now faces “tax, tax, tax”, he hit the Government for imposing VAT on 7,000 food items, plus the seven percent online tax, while raising the business levy up by 300 percent, and raising the corporation tax rate .

“The Property Tax is coming,” he alerted .

“Water and electricity rates will be raised.”