Students to receive free breakfast when new school year opens

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September 4, 2026

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Students to receive free breakfast when new school year opens

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Students at public nursery and primary schools will receive free breakfast when the new school year opens.

Minister of Education Transformation, Chad Blackman, made the announcement while attending a joint ministerial meeting on issues surrounding the new school year.

He spoke to the media on the Government-led Schools’ Breakfast Programme.

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