Teachers, principals: No vaccine hesitancy among education professionals
A member of the public gets the Sinopharm covid19 vaccine at Couva Health Facility. File photo -
Education professionals are saying many teachers have already been vaccinated, contrary to the Prime Minister’s address on Thursday, when he expressed disappointment at vaccine hesitancy among teachers.
On Thursday, during a post-Cabinet briefing at his official residence in Blenheim, Tobago, Dr Rowley expressed concern about reports that some teachers did not want to be vaccinated.
“I hope that is just a temporary setback there,” he said. “I would like to have as many (as possible) of our teachers vaccinated as we go forward.”
Union leaders refuse to back vaccination drive
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh - Ministry of Health
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh s call to trade union leaders to back the national vaccination drive has fallen on deaf ears.
Speaking at the launch of the mass vaccination site at the National Academy for Performing Arts, Port of Spain, on Friday, Deyalsingh said the country’s hope of achieving herd immunity will require much more than a government-public partnership.
He reminded religious, community and union leaders of the important role they play in seeking the best interest of the working class.
“The clarion call is for leadership. Leadership because people look up to you for guidance, whether you are union leader, councillor, MP – people look to you for guidance, and the guidance you must give is that vaccines are safe, effective and they would save your lives. There must be a collective sense of vision and unity of purpose that we can do this.
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Ministry: CXC to address problem with literature paper
Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly said CXC examinations continue to flow smoothly.
CXC (the Caribbean Examinations Council) will address an issue with the Literatures in English paper, she said.
Speaking to Newsday via WhatsApp message, Gadsby-Dolly said the exams are proceeding well.
“The logistics involved in running CXC exams involving over 39,000 registered candidates with multiple subjects and papers are complex, and from time to time, matters do arise which require action, but up to this time, nothing out of the ordinary has been encountered.”
TTUTA president Antonia De Freitas said while mostly positive reports have been received, an issue had come up with one subject.
Education Minister: Adjusting CSEC, CAPE would be hard
Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
EDUCATION Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly has said the recommendations made by the United Nations Children s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to make adjustments for students sitting CSEC and CAPE exams would be difficult to adopt.
Gadsby-Dolly said the Caribbean Examinations Council CXC has said to adopt the recommendations made by the Caribbean Union of Teachers and supported by UNICEF would incur significant costs and push the exams back to a July 26 start.
In a text message on Wednesday the minister said, “This is viewed by most countries as difficult due to the domino effect it would have on the release of results and students matriculation into universities, Form Six etc.”