Education Minister Anthony Garcia is insisting all schools will be opened today. The Minister says the Education Facilities Company Limited has been working hard to ensure unfinished repairs at the various schools do not hamper today’s opening of the post christmas term. But 12 schools are to remain closed today.

The Education Ministry has requested that the students at these schools stay at home today and tomorrow, in order to facilitate Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Exams. The schools are being used as examination centres.

They are: Arima North Secondary, Bon Air Secondary, Diego Martin Central Secondary, La Romaine Secondary, Malabar Secondary, Marabella North Secondary, Marabella South Secondary, San Juan North Secondary, Siparia West Secondary, South East Port-Of-Spain Secondary, St Augustine Secondary, and Woodbrook Secondary.

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