With just two weeks re­main­ing be­fore the new aca­d­e­m­ic year be­gins on Sep­tem­ber 8, the Op­po­si­tion is ques­tion­ing the Gov­ern­ment over what it calls a de­lay in dis­burs­ing the promised School Sup­plies and Book Grant.

How­ev­er, the Gov­ern­ment is as­sur­ing par­ents will re­ceive the grants well be­fore the new school year gets go­ing.

Speak­ing to Guardian Me­dia yes­ter­day, for­mer ed­u­ca­tion min­is­ter Dr Nyan Gads­by-Dol­ly said as the Mem­ber of Par­lia­ment for St Ann’s East, she has re­ceived many queries about the book grants and even lap­tops. She point­ed to sev­er­al ap­peals on so­cial me­dia but said there had been no re­sponse from the Ed­u­ca­tion Min­istry.