The Department of Education has reinstated certain officials who were removed after theft and corruption allegations. One has even been promoted acording to a local newspaper.
The Tribune reports that the individuals in question, who were among 10 department employees transferred in January, following a series of thefts from the storage unit were uncovered, have taken up new education posts – despite the fact that the police inquiry has yet to be completed.
To add salt to the wouund, one of the allegedly crooked employees has even been transferred to the section of the ministry overseeing the upcoming $11.8 million education grant from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), according to the paper’s “top level” source.
The claims came to light as part of an ongoing Tribune investigation into the management of the public school system.
Several officials claim that although the Ministry of Education has been given a mandate to overhaul the system and make it more transparent, there is a camp within the ministry resisting this move.
According to a source, the promotions are part of an effort to “cover up” claims of wrongdoing in an attempt to protect the image and reputation of the ministry.
