materials, maintenance of cleaning equipment, and personnel issues.

The Ministry of Education said the dispute had been resolved, but it could not reveal details about the personnel issues.

And it was unclear how many of the 35 possible strikers had stayed away as Government has no procedure for collecting such statistics.

A Government spokesman said: "If affected mainly primary schools. There may have been delays in kids getting into school until principals came along with the key, but it didn't affect teaching.'' He said Government senior schools, CedarBridge Academy and Berkeley Institute, were unaffected as they employed their own staff rather than through the Ministry. Education Minister Milton Scott said: "Discussions have taken place. Everything will be back to normal tomorrow.

"I don't want to discuss the grievances in public.''