Dear Editor,
I wish to draw to the attention of the general public some important issues that are creating difficulties in the delivery of education in Region 6, East Berbice/ Corentyne.
The Regional Authorities are downplaying the importance of education. NCN Berbice frequently cuts important programmes such as CXC Mathematics and English to broadcast other programmes at the time when the students are preparing for their examinations. These programmes are already paid for and the government is spending large sums of money to get them on the air and here in Berbice the students do not get an opportunity to view them. These programmes help students a great deal in preparation for examinations. The Regional Ed-ucation Officer held a face the community meeting (08-03-18). This meeting failed to achieve its objectives because parents were not properly informed about the meeting. Calls were made to the schools the day before the meeting and in some schools the day the meeting was scheduled to be held. This resulted in a poor turnout. The officials need to give parents advance notice of such an interactive forum via NCN Berbice and other media.
