QuotaTT awards scholarships
“Learn to appreciate others, always remember that we cannot stand on our own.”
This was the call of feature speaker Sade Walker, investigating officer at the Ministry of Education, at QuotaTT’s second annual scholarship awards for deaf and hard-of-hearing students who were successful at the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA).
Walker, an advocate for people with disabilities and an aspiring children’s book author, shared her personal story of triumph at the event at Dretchi compound on Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. “When I was an infant, the results of an audiology exam concluded that I had profound hearing loss in both ears and my twin brother had moderate hearing loss,” a media release stated.
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Children s Authority director Nichola Harvey-Mitchell - NATALIE MILES
The adage, “It takes a village to raise a child” is something the director of the Children’s Authority is hoping to achieve over the next three years to ensure the protection of children.
Nichola Harvey-Mitchell, 50, took up her role in March last year and has big plans for the organisation, from reform and self-sustainability to legislative changes.
Harvey-Mitchell, who has been an advocate for children in her personal life, told Sunday Newsday she intended to fully explore the rights of a child and ensure they were being properly enforced.
The organisation, she said, was developing its strategic plan, which showed the need to be more efficient and responsive.
The party is on with soca, pan and Sekon Sunday
Friday 8 January 2021
Sekon Sta performs at his Sekon Sunday concert at Fatima College, Mucurapo Road, on January 12, 2020. - ANGELO MARCELLE
THE party is still on, even though it may be scaled down for a much smaller audience. Entertainers continue to provide their fans with a Carnival experience through performances with small, live audiences.
This weekend will see events hosted by soca artiste Nesta “Sekon Sta” Boxill, a 21st Century Calypso Tent Experience that includes Desperadoes Steel Orchestra and top calypsonians, and Neil Iwer George will continue his virtual Stage series.