HERE IS a list of some of the travails endured in recent weeks by students of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies due to protest action by unionised staff: final exam papers have not been signed and submitted, coursework grades have not been uploaded, office hours have not been observed,
The West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) at the UWI, St Augustine campus believes a gradual increase in student fees can ease some of the university's financial burdens. The union's president Dr Indira Rampersad confirmed this stance to Newsday. On Wednesday, campus principal Prof Rose-Marie Belle Antoine revealed that the university had a 17.5
UWI political scientists Dr Indira Rampersad and Dr Bishnu Ragoonath say time will tell whether or not President-elect Christine Kangaloo will keep her promise to be fair-minded when she assumes office as President on March 21.
THE EDITOR: So, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar now finds it “atrocious” for a sitting politician be elevated to the presidency. But the Leader of the Opposition had no such reservation in 1997 when she, along with the entire United National Congress (UNC) Cabinet and parliamentary cohort, set the precedent which she is now challenging. I
THE EDITOR: The Electoral College, consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament, meets soon to elect a new president. Nominations are in by both the ruling PNM and the Opposition UNC. The PNM has nominated Senate President Christine Kangaloo to be the next president of the republic, while the UNC has nominated Israel