Education Minister Tours South East

by Lucius Doxerie

November 17, 1997 - When the Minister of Education Hon. Mario Michel teamed up with the Parliamentary Representative for Castries South-East, Hon. Menissa Rambally, the objective was to kill more than two birds with one stone. The tour of duty took the ministers to five schools in the Castries south-east area.

The fact finding mission sought to determine, first hand, problems encountered by stakeholders and play makers of these schools and to chart a course of action to alleviate if not eliminate the said difficulties.

Whilst the myriad of problems spelt out by persons affected will not be addressed in one swipe of some magic wand, important information will, nonetheless be gathered.

The recurring problems encountered by most schools stem from a lack of adequate toilet facilities, a dire need for playing fields and separated classrooms, scarcity of classroom furniture and the fencing of school property. The schools visited were Odsan Combined, Bexon Infant and Bexon Primary, Ti-Rocher Combined and the Forestierre Methodist School.

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