Gov’t loses $23m to ghost teachers

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Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development today revealed that the financial loss due to ‘ghost’ teachers is estimated at $23 million.

In a detailed statement today to explain The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) acknowledges the concerns raised by some teachers regarding their relevelled salaries, which were paid on Thursday, 15 May 2025.

MEHRD has clarified these concerns and inform all teachers that measures have been taken to ensure the relevelled salary payments are accurate and justified.

 The statement also states that teachers who have left the teaching profession but were not formally reported to MEHRD’s Teaching Service Division by their respective Education Providers will be treated as having exited the service. Their records will be updated, and salaries ceased;

• Teachers who are deceased or medically unfit to continue teaching will have their names officially removed from payroll records, and payments stopped;

Furthermore, the statement identifies Inactive or Fraudulent Cases which include 452 teachers: This group includes:

• Teachers no longer known by their Education Providers but still on payroll;

• Deceased, retired, or medically unfit teachers who continue to receive salaries;

• Teachers who have moved to other sectors without formal notification;

• Individuals found to have submitted forged qualifications.

• The financial loss due to such ‘ghost’ teachers is estimated at $23 million.

 The ministry warns that teachers who falsified qualifications will be terminated from the teaching service and have their salaries ceased.