Motivational Speaker
On Tuesday, Scarborough Secondary School will host 2 sessions at the Works Conference Room. The first session will begin at 10:00am and will cater for the 4th form males. The feature speaker will be former Junior Security Minister Mr. Fritzgerald Hinds. The afternoon session will begin at 1:00pm and will cater for the parents of the form four males. These sessions are geared to expose parents and male students to other techniques of communicating.
Chief Secretary Honoured
Chief Secretary Orville London is one of 6 persons to be honoured by the Tobago Progressive Association of the U.S.A. Mr. London would be traveling to New York on Friday 2nd May, 2008 to deliver the feature address at the 15th annual awards luncheon. The event is expected to be a gala event with over 300 persons in attendance.
The Tobago progressive association is a non-profit organization that has sponsored teams of health care professionals on mission trips to Tobago to spread awareness and information on dental care, high blood pressure, diabetes, substance abuse and counseling among others Chief Secretary London is expected to return to Tobago on Monday May 5th, 2008.
May Day
Thursday May 1 is May Day across the world. May Day or ‘The Worker's Day’ as it is also known, originates from workers’ struggle for an 8 hour work day. This year will also mark the 60th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights. President of the Public Services Association, Mrs. Jennifer Baptist Primus says that "the contribution of the working class is reflected in the continued growth and development of Trinidad and Tobago.” In recognition of this day the PSA is urging the citizenry to continue the struggle to protect and maintain a decent and dignified quality of life.