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MINISTER OF EDUCATION DELIVERS KEY MESSAGE TO STUDENTS OF THE BASSETERRE HIGH SCHOOL ON THE RE-OPENING OF SCHOOL; GIVES COMMITMENT TO A NEW BHS

Published 8 September 2022
Basseterre
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MINISTER OF EDUCATION DELIVERS KEY MESSAGE TO STUDENTS OF THE BASSETERRE HIGH SCHOOL ON THE RE-OPENING OF SCHOOL; GIVES COMMITMENT TO A NEW BHS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 8, 2022 (SKNIS): As schools across the Federation open their doors for the start of the 2022/2023 academic year, Minister of Education, the Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, visited Basseterre High School (BHS) on September 7 to impart words of encouragement to both teachers and students alike.

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Pictures: Hon Dr. Geoffrey Hanley Meeting Principal and Management Team of Verchild’s High School

Published 8 September 2022

Basseterre

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Hon Dr. Geoffrey Hanley Meeting Principal and Management Team of Verchild’s High School

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St Lucia: Father suing school for denying son entry due to hairstyle 

Published 7 September 2022

Basseterre 

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St Lucia: Father suing school for denying son entry due to hairstyle

Al C. Elliot Sr, the father of a 13-year-old student, has sought legal action against St Mary’s College St Lucia after his son was denied entry to his classroom on September 5, the first day of the new academic year.

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PRIME MINISTER DR. DREW SHARES IN THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL EXCITEMENT WITH STUDENTS OF THE CAYON HIGH SCHOOL

Published 7 September 2022

Basseterre

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PRIME MINISTER DR. DREW SHARES IN THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL EXCITEMENT WITH STUDENTS OF THE CAYON HIGH SCHOOL

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 07, 2022 (SKNIS) – The faculty and staff rolled out a grand welcoming reception for the new and returning students of the Cayon High School, as the 2022-2023 academic year officially got underway today (Wednesday, September 07).

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Antigua: Five-year-old girl with dreadlocked hairstyle denied entry to private school

Published 7 September 2022

Basseterre

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By Shermain Bique-Charles


Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobserver.com

The mother of a five-year-old girl is calling on the Ministry of Education to intervene after she was told by a school principal that her daughter was not welcome in the school because she has locks.
Jordon Mason said her daughter had been accepted to the New Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Academy in Liberta – but when they went to the orientation on Monday the principal pulled her aside and informed her that the child could not attend school with locks.

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