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STUDENT grades have improved, but is the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) process any better? That is the question we must ask as 18,889 students and their parents once more underwent the annual ritual of SEA results this week. The Ministry of Education has released statistics suggesting a turnaround in student performance. Those statistics suggest a
DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Curt Simon has taken a firm stance that he will not allow the entire investigation into the voice recording scandal within the Tobago House of Assembly to be played out in the public domain. This stance also goes for all ongoing police investigations the THA is currently under. Simon emphasized that
PRIVATE early childhood care and education (ECCE) centres have been granted a three-year moratorium to adhere to registration guidelines for private schools in TT. The proposed guidelines require preschools to supply information on their location, curriculum, timetables, school layout and student evaluation procedures which are expected to align with the Education Ministry's plans to improve
CRIMINAL BAR ASSOCIATION president Israel Khan, SC, says he is eager to know if the Stanley John report into how the State failed to defend itself against a $20 million lawsuit, unearthed evidence of wrongdoing on the part of any individual. John, a retired judge, reportedly handed over the 60-page report to Attorney General Reginald
The local government elections have sent the country into a psychological turmoil. It looks like a general election. There are political attacks and quickened counter-attacks. The society is now on high-anxiety level. Little things said can have big-time effects, especially on sensitive politicians. Between last week’s selection of the 373 candidates for the precious 141