A delegation from the United States of America lead by Ms. Marie Royce, United States Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs met with Dr. the Honourable Lovell Francis Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Permanent Secretary Lenor Baptist Simmons and Chief Education Officer (A.g.) John Roopchan and team of Curriculum Officers at Education Towers on Friday 26th April, 2019.

The Honourable Anthony Garcia, Minister of Education, Ms. Lenor Baptiste -Simmons, Permanent Secretary MOE and Dr. Dennis Conrad, Director of the Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the MOE visited Successs Laventille Secondary School on Wednesday 24 April, 2019 and met with School Supervisors, Guidance Counselors and School Social Workers attached to the school and members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Keith Rowley was accompanied by Mrs. Glenda Jennings-Smith, Member of Parliament for Toco/Sangre Grande as he read a story to pupils of the Valencia Early Childhood Centre, following the sod turning ceremony for the Valencia to Toco Road, hosted in Valencia by the Ministry of Works and Transport on Wednesday 27th March, 2019. 

Following the hectic carnival season of 2019, the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts oversaw another significant undertaking in the region’s cultural agenda. This week the Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre hosted the 17th Interim Festival Directorate (IFD) Meeting and the 27th Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) Meeting.