Bishop Berkley meets with Prime Minister Stuart Young

The Right Reverend Claude Berkley, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese, was part of a group of religious heads and leaders who met with the Honourable Stuart R. Young S.C., Prime Minister, at Whitehall, as he began work on one of his Government’s priority areas – the reform of Trinidad and Tobago’s education system.

Also present at the meeting was Dr the Hon. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education.

The meeting’s discussions focused on addressing critical challenges within the current education landscape including, staffing of vacancies, the need for more social workers/guidance counsellors and schools’ infrastructure.

Representatives from the following religious organisations also attended today’s meeting:

– Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association (ASJA)
– Kabir Panth Association
– Moravian
– Presbyterian
– Roman Catholic
– Seventh Day Adventist
– Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
– SWAHA
– Tackveeyatul Islamic Association

Photos courtesy the Office of the Prime Minister.