President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell is calling on the Ministry of Education to meet to discuss outstanding issues affecting teachers before classes resume next Tuesday.Lovell told Barbados TODAY that the meeting was necessary for the ministry to update the union about several matters, such as the environmental issues at the Lawrence T Gay Memorial School which resulted in the relocation of classes last term.The BUT also wants to know whether St Boniface Nursery School, which was closed due to mould infestation last term, will be reopened next week.“We want to have a discussion regarding Lawrence T Gay because we don’t believe that there has been a resolution to the environmental issue and this is the start of a new school term. We don’t want our members to return to the environment given that no conclusive decision was made regarding the pollutant in the environment” Lovell said.
Education officials are assuring that "the air is clear" at the Lawrence T Gay Memorial School.
The gates of the Spooners Hill, St Michael institution reopened to students on Monday after being plagued with environmental concerns. Up to May
Scores of early voters turned up at the Lawrence T Gay Memorial School in St Michael at the crack of the gates at 6 a.m. to exercise their democratic rights. It was a smooth process to elect the next representative for the constituency of St Michael West Central. Quite noticeable was the strict adherence shown by individuals to the health regulations put in place by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission, while members …
Repair work continues at Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School
Article by May 1, 2021
The Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School at Pinelands, St Michael, will only be ready for full use by September 2021, Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw has announced.
Bradshaw, who toured St George Primary School on Saturday, said the Wilkie Cumberbatch School, which initially closed in November of 2020 because of significant water damage to the buildings, was still not in the state for face-to-face classes to resume.
“The Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School is going be split right now at the Open Campus [University of the West Indies]; some of the classes are going to be there, some of the classes will be at the Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School, because I think you may recall that last year we had the challenges with the roof of the main block, and a number of students would have been disrupted.