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News Trinidad and Tobago » Education: Trinidad and Tobago continues to face HIV stigma and lack of sex education

News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2019/12/31/trinidad-and-tobago-continues-to-face-hiv-stigma-and-lack-of-sex-education/

Published on: Tuesday 31 December 2019

In an interview with the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday in mid-December, 2019, Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh made a controversial statement, suggesting that even if the ...

News Trinidad and Tobago » Education: Education and Language Power a “High Energy Workforce” in Trinidad

News channel or source: https://nearshoreamericas.com/education-and-language-power-a-high-energy-workforce-in-trinidad/

Published on: Wednesday 22 July 2020

The quest for well-educated, English-speaking talent is one of the most significant factors when deciding on BPO destinations. Trinidad and Tobago was highlighted as having “one of the largest pools ...

News Trinidad and Tobago » Education: Law Professor Says Trinidad and Tobago’s Education Failures Are an Abuse of Human Rights

News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2016/11/30/law-professor-says-trinidad-and-tobagos-education-failures-are-an-abuse-of-human-rights/

Published on: Wednesday 30 November 2016

Trinidad and Tobago boasts of having free universal education for its citizens, despite the stopgap measure of an entrance examination to secondary school that results in children as young as 11 ...

News Trinidad and Tobago » Education: Denial of diplomas because of Afros, cornrows leads to push for school rule changes

News channel or source: https://thegrio.com/2023/07/07/denial-of-diplomas-because-of-afros-cornrows-leads-to-push-for-school-rule-changes/

Published on: Friday 07 July 2023

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Government officials are pushing to relax hair codes at schools in Trinidad and Tobago following a recent public outcry over nearly two dozen students who didn’t receive ...

News Trinidad and Tobago » Education: State-funded education helped thousands

News channel or source: https://trinidadexpress.com/opinion/columnists/state-funded-education-helped-thousands/article_94d0ba28-5583-4983-9aea-0128c1c155d4.html

Published on: Sunday 15 February 2026

The recent statement by Dr Daren Conrad urging an end to full State funding for tertiary education has sparked important national debate. While I respect his role as an economist and academic, I must ...

News Trinidad and Tobago » Education: Invisible children: urgent case for education access

News channel or source: https://trinidadexpress.com/opinion/columnists/invisible-children-urgent-case-for-education-access/article_65b9d2fe-47fc-40f3-9662-30ec03862816.html

Published on: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Cleider Guzman is a 13-year-old Venezuelan teenager who lives in Cunupia. He came to Trinidad in 2019, and attended a UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)-supported Child Friendly Space (CFS) in ...

News Trinidad and Tobago » Education: An exploration into Clinical Legal Education in Trinidad and Tobago

News channel or source: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/lac/our-legal-blog/2019-2024-blogs/items/an-exploration-into-clinical-legal-education-in-trinidad-and-tobago.html

Published on: Sunday 17 December 2023

Embarking on a week-long exchange to the Legal Aid Centre in the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS), Trinidad and Tobago, proved to be a transformative experience that broadened our horizons in the realm ...

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