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Sports: Trinidad Athletes Preparing To Wrest the Caribbean Union of Teachers’ Athletic Championships’ Title from Jamaica
Mar 09, 2008
The Twelfth Renewal of the Caribbean Union of Teachers’ (CUT) Students Track and Field Championships will take place in Tortola, British Virgin Islands on July 18th and 19th 2008. Trinidad and Tobago will be one of approximately seventeen (17) countries expected to participate.
_POSTEDBY indra
Mar 08, 2008
2008 is the 100th anniversary of women taking collective action on 8 March. To mark this milestone, Education International commissioned Argentine artist Nora Patrich to create a commemorative poster.
Patrich's painting, to be unveiled 7 March, depicts women of diverse cultures carrying books, symbolic of education, and bread and roses, the symbols of International Women’s Day. Together the women are emerging from a darkened doorway into the light of sisterhood and solidarity. The poster is available at: www.ei-ie.org/gender.
A painter, muralist and sculptor with a long history of activism, Patrich was honoured last autumn with the prestigious "Maestro de Vida" award from the Confederación de Trabajadores de la Educación de la República Argentina, an EI affiliate. The prize is granted to people whose life and work embody the social justice values CTERA promotes.
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Read more about International Women's Day: 8 March 2008 - Activism through art
Feb 23, 2008
Teachers in St. Maarten are on strike. On Wednesday morning it was evident that the Teachers were serious about stepping up their protest action, calling on Government to make good on their promises that the adjustment for the new salary scale and the back pay, would have been payed out on the 15th of February. The teachers after their meeting this morning went to St. Peters and visited the St. Maarten academy and other schools in the area, where teachers joined a motorcade blaring their horns and shouting, "No more promises".
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Feb 23, 2008
The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Public Relations Officer, Cobin Hinds, is the lone person from the Caribbean attending the Education International (EI) Communicators' Network (ComNet) meeting at the International Trade Union House, Brussels. He is also representing the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) communications committee. He is the guest of EI and joins representatives from Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA and Belgium for this important communicators meeting which began on February 18 and will conclude on Thursday.
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Read more about CUT is represented at Education International (EI) Communicators' Network
Oct 14, 2007
National Development: the teacher’s role
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
These are the words of Nelson Mandela who almost single handedly turned the wheel of fortune and fate in the South African nation.
For the people of South Africa, the doors of development and success seemed forever shut under the oppression of apartheid. Like the doors of apartheid, the doors of development and success in any nation easily remain closed to its children. In Trinidad and Tobago, in 2007, the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association calls on all its members and on all teachers to demonstrate the courage, resilience and faith in human destiny that Mandela showed in order to liberate his people. The teacher’s role in National Development is first identified as an obligation to create possibilities of success for students in their charge. It must not however stop there. This is why today at eight district conventions throughout the nation, distinguished citizens, including (name guest speaker) seated at the head table have been asked to explore with us their perspectives on the teacher’s role in national development.
_POSTEDBY indra
Read more about President's Message to TTUTA on Professional Day
Oct 05, 2007
“Quality Teachers for Quality Education”
According to UNESCO, World Teachers’ Day represents a significant attempt to raise awareness, understanding and appreciation of the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development. Thus the Caribbean Union of Teachers strongly believes that Caribbean Teachers should join with others around the world to celebrate this significant day.
The voices of teachers and their unions must be heard throughout the Caribbean Region. Our voices must be heard because we are living in a time when we are faced with challenges to education. Today we claim Education for All. We must be clear that we mean Quality Education for All and that quality education is delivered by Quality Teachers. It means that as Caribbean Teachers we have to redouble our efforts to focus on our systems of education and to ensure that they are able to deliver quality. Therefore, the theme for World Teachers’ Day “Quality Teachers for Quality Education” is indeed timely and appropriate.
_POSTEDBY LeRoy Hill
Sep 22, 2007
In a symbolic act of relief, TTUTA president Clyde Permell cuts off his red protest hand band to signal that the teachers row over wages had been settled with thousands getting a 100 per cent increase.
Snip went the scissors yesterday, as TTUTA president Clyde Permell symbolically cut off his red protest hand band to signal that teachers had settled their year old wage row.
Teachers will therefore be singing extra sweetly in December, as they will begin to receive their salary adjustments, some up to 100 per cent, as well as retroactive monies then.
_POSTEDBY LeRoy Hill
Read more about SWEET CUT! 100% increase for some as teachers settle wage row
Aug 22, 2007
Cobin Hinds, PRO, Barbados Union of Teachers
The Immediate Past President of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT), Mr. Byron Farquharson of Jamaica, made a call for teacher leaders to be strong, fearless and proactive. He was at the time addressing the membership at the closing Ceremony and Awards dinner of the 33rd. Biennial Conference at the Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre, Trinidad.
_POSTEDBY indra
Read more about Farquharson Delivers Thought Provoking Speech at CUT's 33rd Biennial
Aug 19, 2007
The 33rd Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Union of Teachers was recently held in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, under the theme Education for Social Justice and Sustainable Development. As is customary, the Women’s Conference was held on the first day with approximately 65 persons in attendance.
The keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of this Women's Conference was Ms. Verna St. Rose-Greaves. Among the persons bringing greetings were Mr. Byron Farquharson, Immediate Past President of the CUT; Ms. Allison Sargeant, First Vice President of T&TUTA; Ms. Monica Williams, Head of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs; Senator, the Honourable Joan Yuille- Williams, Minister of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs.The delegates and guests were also treated to a superb performance of Shurlaine Hendrickson as she sang the calypso, Understanding.
_POSTEDBY LeRoy Hill
Read more about CUT Women's Committee holds Successful Conference
Aug 14, 2007
The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) has a new president. He is Mr. Roustan Job of Trinidad and Tobago, representing the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers' Association (T&TUTA). Mr. Job succeeds outgoing president Mr. Byron Farquaharson of Jamaica who was inelligible having served two consecutive bienniums. Comrade Job was elected unopposed to the top post.
Also being elected unopposed were First Vice President, Mr. Marvin Andall representing the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT); Second Vice President Mrs. Karen Best representing the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT).
There was a keen contest for the post of Third Vice President as some four candidates were vying for the post. They were Cecil Hodge of the BVI Teachers Union; Colwin King of the Guyana Teachers Union; Julian Monroe of the St. Lucia Teachers Union and Joy Matthew of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union. Comrade Joy Matthew of the SVGTU was the eventual winner for the third vice president post.
_POSTEDBY LeRoy Hill
