ST.JOHN'S Antigua, March 6th, 2012 -- Antigua and Barbuda has been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Committee on Education from 2012 to 2014. At the conclusion of the Seventh OAS Inter-American Ministers meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname; Minister of Education, Dr. Hon. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro was elected to serve the Caribbean Sub-region; while the Grenadian Minister of Education was elected as the alternate.
The Minister of Education of Suriname, Hon. Raymond Sapoen was elected Chair, while the Ministers of Costa Rica and Paraguay were elected Vice Chairs. Other Ministers were also elected to represent North America, South and Central America and the Andean Sub-region.
During the meeting which was held under the theme: “transforming the role of the teacher to meet the challenges of the 21st century;” the Ministers engaged in reflection and dialogue on the kind of teacher that is needed by the student of today, educational institutions as learning communities; and the role of governments in safeguarding an education of quality for all.
The Antigua and Barbuda delegation made a presentation on the relationship between governments and Teachers’ Unions. In it they outlined the historical relationship between the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers and the government and the best practices in forging a harmonious relationship.
The Antiguan panel was comprised of Minister of Education, Dr. Quinn-Leandro; Director of Education, Jacintha Pringle and General Secretary of the A&BUT, Ashworth Azille. Their presentation was met with much discussion and debate; and the Antigua and Barbuda delegation was applauded for the more harmonious working relationship between government and Teachers’ Union in the interest of education in Antigua and Barbuda.
The meeting in Paramaribo is the Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Education led by the OAS. The first was held in Brasilia in 1998, and since then ministers have met every two years: in Punta del Este, Uruguay; Mexico City, Mexico; Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago; Cartagena de Indias, Colombia; and Quito, Ecuador.
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