By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com As Antigua and Barbuda prepares to host the 8th Council of Ministers of Education this week, government officials will be under pressure to see the return of teachers to the classroom. On Wednesday, Ministers of Education from across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)…
Education Minister the Hon. Daryll Matthew is hoping the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers will withdraw its threat of industrial action for next Monday’s
The Ministry of Education, Sports, and Creative Industries is aware of a press release dated April 14, 2023, under the pen of Ms Sharon Kelsick, General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers. In response to this press release suggesting a continued failure of the Ministry of Education to fulfill promises made…
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com As hundreds of public sector teachers gathered on the lawn of the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers headquarters, a shirt worn by one aptly described the day’s events 'TLM: Teachers’ Lives Matter’. As the Cabinet met yesterday to discuss matters of national importance, teachers rallied…
It is popularly believed that teaching is a work of heart. Teachers are the souls of our societies and vehicles of change, launching their students into a future full of possibilities. They nurse physical wounds, mend broken spirits, and inspire wide-eyed wonderers. Teachers are the indispensable everyday heroes who, with…