Graphic sex tapes showing teens – some seemingly as young as 13 – engaged in risky behaviour and being widely distributed across the country have prompted education officials to blame bad parenting.

Six out of 10 schoolchildren show utter disregard for costly textbooks – racking up a $5 million bill for government and taxpayers this year.

Executive Secretary of the Board of Education D Gisele Isaac and financial advisor Neil Joseph have agreed to disagree when it comes to Antiguans and Barbudans incurring a debt at this time in order to pursue studies.

Frustrated by scholarship winners not giving back to Antigua & Barbuda, the Board of Education’s head plan to mount a campaign agitating for a change in government policy.

Contrary to claims of a lockout or a political glass ceiling for women, regional political scientist Peter Wickham has suggested that females are deliberately opting out of the political arena.

Businesses and individuals, who have been non-compliant with the laws that stipulate employees’ deductions must be paid into the statutory corporation, are being put on notice by the Board of Education to make efforts to regularise their accounts or be branded as law breakers.

Defaulters and non-contributors to the Education Levy came in for criticism and chastisement from D Gisele Isaac, executive secretary of the Board of Education.