A total of 382 students have so far applied for the University Students Summer Jobs Scheme with all these applications having been processed. This follows the commitment entered into by the GSLP/Liberal Government to extend the scheme to all eligible students who were interested in a placement thereby removing the cap that had existed previously.
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has responded to the challenge from the Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Feetham, to repeat the things he said in Parliament during the course of his intervention last week by saying he stands by everything he said.
The Leader of the Opposition, Danny Feetham, has issued the following statement in response to the Chief Minister’s recent press release regarding his budget reply: