Education
Masks on for Students in TCI, Education extends face covering rule
By Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
#TurksandCaicos, May 14, 2022 – Mask mandates may have been dropped throughout the country but students will have to continue to mask up for classes for the foreseeable future.
The Ministry of Education has extended the mask mandates for students in school, alerting institutions of the
decision just this week.
Students will be made to keep their masks on until the end of the school year in July.
Another defence in the ongoing Coronaivurs Pandemic, is the Ministry of Health’s increasing push for child vaccinations against Covid-19.
Vaccines for children ages 6-11 are now available in the TCI, however uptake has been low.
The Education Ministry has not released any communication on precisely why the mask mandates are being extended for students but the decision comes following a rise in Covid-19 cases on the islands.
By Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
#TurksandCaicos, May 30, 2023 – After years of excellent performance in international competition from the Turks and Caicos’ young swimmers, despite having no official practice facilities the government says it is finally fulfilling its promise to build them an Olympic size pool. Rachael Taylor, Minister of Education with responsibility for youth and sport made the announcement during the national budget debate on May 18th.
“The development of the Aquatics Centre under the Sports Commission remit n the amount of $3.7 million will be a green initiative with solar panels and green spaces,” she said.
The TCI has brought home multiple medals from international events, including the CARIFTA Games and had its swimmers qualify for the Commonwealth Games as well.
All this has been done without proper practice facilities. The youngsters practice in whatever pool they can manage, some of them with sharp edges made for recreation rather than competitive swimming and others, which are too small.
The frustrating process has resulted in some talented youngsters simply giving up or reluctantly moving on to countries with better resources.
Taylor promised the pool to the athletes in a one on one meeting held with junior swimmers; last year the space had been announced as secured for construction to begin.
She did not give a timeline for the project.
50th anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, May 24 with a march and rally, from the Ministry for Grand Bahama to Open Park in downtown Freeport.
Lightbourne, got the students involved by having them wave their flags and yell “Bahamas” whenever he said “242”.The participation of the students in the march and rally, said Minister Lightbourne, proves that “we are doing something right. No matter what is said, this is still the greatest little country anywhere on this planet.”
#TurksandCaicos, May 23, 2023 – The Department of Gender Affairs recently launched the International Girls in ICT 2023 Essay Competition under the theme “Digital Skills for Life.”
The competition’s goal was to help raise awareness and emphasize the value of women in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and to inspire more girls and young women to pursue STEM-related fields of study. In
addition, the competition further brought awareness to the abilities necessary to use ICT effectively to succeed in STEM fields.
Eleven (11) entries were submitted to the department from schools across the TCI. The entries were reviewed and graded by a panel of educators and Information Communication and Technology (ICT) expert judges. The final results revealed the following students as the competition’s top three winners:
1st Place – Janae Lewis (Oseta Jolly Primary School)
2nd Place – Alandson Pierre (H.J. Robinson High School)
3rd Place – Chimezirim Orumba (Ianthe Pratt Primary School)
The Department of Gender Affairs expresses its profound gratitude and extends congratulations to all participants for their high interest.
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