Teachers End Industrial Action
Teachers who had not received their telephone, traveling, coverall allowances, ex gratia awards, and letters of appointment took industrial action.
On the 12th day of May 2025, the Public Service Commission met with the Union of Teachers’ Executive, the Chief Establishment Officer, the Accountant General, the Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Education, and her Accounting Clerk to discuss the matter at hand.
They were informed by the Chairman of the Commission that the Public Service Commission had instituted an Investigation to identify the cause of the delay in the non-payment of allowances and the issuance of letters of appointment to eligible teachers at the Ministry of Education.
The Chairperson of the Investigative Committee is a Senior Attorney in the state of Antigua and Barbuda. The other member formerly held positions of Chief Establishment Officer, Cabinet Secretary, and Ombudswoman. The final person appointed to the Committee is a retired Permanent Secretary, Chief Establishment Officer, and Cabinet Secretary.
The Terms of Reference were outlined to the said Committee, which identified the methodology to be used in carrying out the Investigation, which includes but was not limited to document review, interview with key personnel and stakeholders, the carrying out of an analysis of the timelines agreed with the stakeholders, examination of potential systematic issues, and data analysis of relevant timelines and performance indicators.
If it is established that there was any negligence or dereliction of duty on the part of senior officers at the Ministry of Education or the Chief Establishment Officer and staff at the Establishment Department.
In that case, the Committee is to make a recommendation(s) as to whether or not disciplinary proceedings should be taken against those officers who failed to perform their duties as required by Law. The Committee is also tasked with making recommendations necessary to prevent any recurrence in the future.
The final report will be submitted to the Public Service Commission within a minimum of three (3) months from the commencement of the Investigation.
Dear Editor,
Thank You Very Much for THIS Very Timely Information on Actions being taken to CORRECT This GROSS Dereliction of DUTY in the Ministry of Education from as Far Back as 2018!!!!
Let US ALL Say A HUGE “ Thank You” to OUR NATION’S TEACHERS For Taking A STAND Which LITERALLY FORCED The Sitting Administration to Take an IN-DEPTH Analysis of One of The MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEMS Of Operations in Any Government Administration……
…….. How Very Sad that Persons in Very High Positions of Government Responsibility Saw it Acceptable to BELITTLE OUR TEACHERS …. As Well As Sinking So Low in Attempting to “Party Politicize” The Steps TAKEN By The ABUT to “Right” THIS “Wrong” Carried Out Against Our Hardworking Teachers for So Very Long!!!
My Prayer is That the RESULTS of THIS INVESTIGATION Will POSITIVELY Affect All Departments of GOVERNMENT Administration from hereinafter …..
Teacher shouldn’t have to strike just to receive basic allowances and letters of appointment. Totally unacceptable
Let’s hope this investigation isn’t just another report that gathers dust. We want real consequences for whoever dropped the ball. Is someone in the ministry messed upc, they need to be held accountable. Too often, it’s business as usual
Fix this please. Its overdue. let’s get to the bottom of this
I totally agree with you. It is about time we get this fixed. Fed up of this drama now.
Is this a news article or press statement? I know some teachers will be sent home for their nonesence. Wait and see. Remember I told you so
People dont love peace. There are so many issues plaguing the country. Why are we still on this issue. Why are we nor focusing on the guns and the issue of abduction in this land?