Last Updated on April 10, 2025, 8:15 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Trinidad and Tobago: The leader of the United National Congress (UNC), also the Leader of Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced a pause in their election campaign on Thursday, in light of the annual Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exams scheduled for the day. This significant move by the party has been planned to provide a disruption free and peaceful environment for children to write their exam.
Through a social media update the party extended their best wishes to the Primary school children all over Trinidad and Tobago. The exam is one of the most important exams as it acts as a milestone for the students in their academic journey.
“I have instructed all UNC candidates to pause any general campaigning activities that may have been scheduled to take place in the vicinity of the SEA centres throughout the country for the entire exam duration,” the statement by the leader of opposition stated.
The pause in the election campaign will be in effect for the whole duration of the exam with an aim to make sure that the students can sit calmly at the exam without any distractions.
UNC also suggested that the Ministry of Education must take help from the Police Force in order to ensure that the students need quiet zones around their centres to make sure their focus does not waver.
UNC also addressed the growing incidents of crime in the country over the previous decade and stated that this should not be the case on the day of the exam. UNC called for these primary schools to be given extra security and made this call to the Ministry of Education, Ministry of National Security and other stakeholders.
“Students in these areas deserve to write these crucial exams in mental and physical comfort and safety as much as their counterparts throughout the country to have an equal chance of progressing in their academic pursuits,” the statement further emphasized.
The request included calls for police patrols and even police guards. UNC further affirmed that the youngsters in crime hotspot areas deserve to sit in the exam with peace and safety.
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