Catholic Board not surprised by challenges with devices Tuesday 5 January 2021 In this file photo, NGC Ltd President, Mark Loquan, presents Minister of Education, Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly with one of several devices donated to the ministry at the Ministry of Education Head Office, Port of Spain. - Angelo Marcelle CATHOLIC Education Board of Management (CEBM) CEO Sharon Mangroo is not surprised by a statement issued last week by the Education Ministry that 30,000 students still do not have access to electronic devices to use for virtual schooling during the new school term, which began on Monday. Mangroo said, "The initial surveys asked how many students had access to a device. As long as there was one device in a family, the response was affirmative.