On Monday, the Schools Welfare Unit of the Department of Education – Georgetown, held the first in a series of Suicide Awareness Sessions at Central High School.
A press release from the Ministry of Education said that with a theme `Choose Life – Say No to Suicide!’ students and teachers listened to presentations from Sita Nagamootoo, a former headmistress and the wife of Prime Minister—Moses Nagamootoo, Pastor Eworth Williams, a Motivational Speaker, Glenna Vyphuis, Chief Schools Welfare Officer, Dr. Latchmin Punalall, Professional Counsellor and Kirk Jardine (Chow Pow). Ziya Rambarran, student of St. Rose’s High School also did a beautiful dance which sent a strong message to “Stop Suicide.”
The awareness sessions come amid a surge in suicides which has led the
