The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has issued a clarification on the closure and granting of approval to private schools in Region One. In a release sent to the Daily Observer yesterday, the Ministry indicated that 18 schools are to be closed, while 20 others that were omitted in the previous publication are permitted to operate.

Below is the full text of the release.

Following the press release of the above in the week of 9th-13th July, 2012, I hereby further submit list of schools omitted or wrongly categorized in the previous publication for further clarity.

Omitted schools permitted to operate: Jasuba Kids Academy, Latrikunda Sabiji; God’s Time International; Nursery school, Latrikunda Sabiji; Delta Nursery school, Kanifing South; Arachdeacon Mathias George Lower Basic School; Archdeacon; Mathias George Upper Basic School; Home to Home Day care and Nursery, Fajara; Pentecost Pre-School, Banjul; Victory Gospel Lower Basic School, Bakoteh; Kotu Prep Basic Cycle School, Kotu; Widar Nursery School, Kotu Quary; June and Brine Cox Nursery, Bakoteh; The Swallow Nursery, Tallinding Medina; Badala Nursery, Fajikunda

Sunrise Nursery, Bundung; Great land International Nursery, Tallinding; Lybert Nursery, Sanchaba Sulay Jobe; Palmony Nursery, Bundung; Janet International Lower Basic School, Bakoteh; Muhammed Yadalieu Nursery (Islamic) and Living World of Faith (Word Changers), Fajikunda.

To be closed: Karin Nursery, Bundung; Seedy Memorial Nursery, Tallinding; Ayr Luton Nursery, Tallinding; JTT Nursery (2), Tallinding; Palmamary Lower Basic School, Bundung; Musu’s Nursery School Bundung; Selma Nursery School, Bundung; JTT Nursery (1), Tallinding; Burbage Nursery School, Kotu Quary; Progressive Nursery, Bakoteh;

Sotino International Nursery, Latrikunda Sabiji; River Side Nursery, Bundung; May’s Nursery, Latrikunda Yiringanya

Hydara’s Nursery, Tallinding; Hope for Our New Generation, Ebo Town; Lybert Lower Basic School, Sanchaba Sulay Jobe; Agi Awa Bah, Bakau Sanchaba and Total Child Academy, Kanifing.