LOCAL Government and Regional Development Minister, Ganga Persaud, yesterday, presented several copies of various local titles to six regional education officers (REOs) at a ceremony in the board room of his ministry at Fort Street, Kingston, Georgetown.

The REOs, from Regions 2, 3, 4, 5 6 and 10 got texts written by former Presidents Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan, to bolster their respective learning resource centres.
Minister Persaud told the recipients: “We provided these titles so that young people and any others who visit these learning resource centres can research on the works of the former presidents.”
He explained that, next year, the ministry will be focused on adding similar books to primary school libraries.
According to him:“This year, we strove to assist the regional learning resource centres but next year we will be focusing on providing schools, particularly primary schools, with local titles.”
Each REO was given several copies of ‘The West on Trial’ and ‘Rooting for Labour’ by former President Cheddi Jagan and ‘Children Stories of Guyana Freedom Struggles’ and ‘When Grandpa Cheddi was a Boy’ by former President Janet Jagan.
The same ministry, previously, gifted similar reading matter to the Regional Learning Resource Centres of Regions 1, 7 and 8 and intends do the same for the Learning Resource Centre in Region 9 later this month.

(by Tash Van Doimen)