PM ANNOUNCES BACK-TO-SCHOOL RELIEF AND VAT REMOVAL ON SANITARY NAPKINS

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has unveiled a package of back-to-school measures to ease the financial burden on families, including August salaries for temporary teachers, doubling financial support for Early Childhood students, and a $250,000 allocation to tackle period poverty in secondary schools. The government will also move to permanently remove VAT on sanitary napkins to make them more affordable.