Teachers were poised to strike for a fifth day today if wages – now almost a fortnight late – failed to materialise as promised.

Zimbabwe’s education minister has deplored the fact that nearly 82% of students have failed their basic school leavers’ exams, the Ordinary Level.

Education Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is expected to travel to Atlanta shortly to begin treatment.

Investigators probing the cell phone porn scandal – apparently showing uniformed school students taking part in graphic sex acts – have been given more time to complete their enquiries.

It was a star-studded affair Friday evening as over 40 young film producers, decked in suits and cocktail dresses, walked the red carpet outside Deluxe Cinemas.

A government minister burgled on Friday night told media she feels “violated” – and is now poised to fit her home with burglar bars to prevent another attack.

Just over one week after the passing of national icon and pioneer Dame Gwendolyn Tonge, affectionately known as “Auntie Gwen,” the government has announced that she will be afforded an official funeral.

The Ministry of Education will hire new teachers this school year, some of whom will be untrained, potentially making its goal of having all teachers trained by 2013 harder to reach.

The school security force expected to be ready for the new school year is said to be nearing the end of special training.

The first school year in which Antigua and Barbuda plans to have universal secondary education is now a week away.