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Present Weather: Cloudy skies

Winds: A moderate breeze of 13mph from the south

Temperature: 28°C / 83°F           Humidity: 85%

Sea Level Pressure: 1013.5mbs or 29.93″

Sunset: Today, 6:21 pm                  Sunrise: Tomorrow, 5:58 am

Weather Forecast Valid until 8 am Tomorrow  

Winds: South-southeast at 6 to 14 mph becoming variable or calm in some places tonight. 

Seas: Less than 1.5 meters or less than 5 feet  

Weather Forecast for St. Kitts & Nevis:  

Weather today: Partly sunny this morning becoming locally cloudy this afternoon with a 60 percent or moderate chance of showers a 20 percent or slight chance of  late afternoon thunderstorms  

Weather tonight: Mostly cloudy this evening with a 60 percent or moderate  chance of lingering evening showers with a reduction in clouds and showers as the night progresses  

As Tropical Storm Earl continues to move further away from the  federation, the risk for flash flooding has been significantly reduced.  

Eastern Caribbean Forecast: Tropical Storm Earl is forecast to slowly move  away from the area today and tonight; however, weak spiral bands, coupled with a moist and unstable environment, will maintain cloudy to overcast skies with  occasional showers and the possibility of thunderstorms over the Virgin islands and Puerto Rico with gradual improvement expected tomorrow; Meanwhile, a slightly  unstable environment, a lighter wind flow and higher daytime temperatures could trigger localize afternoon cloudiness over the Leewards and islands further south  today. 

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Students making their way to school at San Fernando Boy’s RC school on the first day of the school term. Photo by Lincoln Holder

Scores of the students of schools in San Fernando and environs showed up on Monday, the opening of the school year.

Many parents, as well as staff, did not seem to have heeded the call from the TT Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) for teachers to “rest and reflect” at home. The call was to express their dissatisfaction over outstanding wage negotiations.

A student of St Gabriel’s Girls RC school , San Fernando washes her hands before making her way to class on the first day of the school term. Photo by Lincoln Holder

Even the rain did not stop students from going to school.

At Presentation College, many parents accompanied their children to the entrance.

Vidyia Siewsankar, of La Romaine, saw her son Ryan,12, to the gate.

She said it was her son’s first day at the school and he was excited to be there.

At St Gabriel’s Girls’ RC Primary School, Sheldon Roberts and other parents dropped off their children. Sheltering his daughter Emma, nine, as they walked to the entrance, he said it was customary for him to go to school on the first day.

Photo by Lincoln Holder

“I always went to school regardless of what was happening. My daughter also wanted to come.

“I understand what TTUTA is asking, and I agree with the reason for it, because this education system needs to be revamped. Many people need an increase in salaries,” Roberts told Newsday.

“I also think the Government should put mechanisms in place to deal with greedy business owners. Some of them are ridiculous and very selfish.”

At San Fernando Boys’ RC School, Dana St Laurent dropped off her son Nikolai St Laurent, eight. She criticised the association’s call, saying members had significant time during the July-August vacation to rest and reflect.

A student of St Gabriel’s Girls RC school, San Fernando making her way to school on the first day of the school term. Photo by Lincoln Holder

“My son is now in standard two, and I also just dropped off my daughter (Natalia, 12) at St Joseph Convent. She is now starting school there.

“The call by the association was senseless.”

Students and staff were also seen heading to the Naparima Girls’ High School.

The gates at Grant Memorial Presbyterian School were closed. There were no classes owing to ongoing repair work.

Parents have been told the repairs are set to be completed by Tuesday, and classes are to start on Wednesday.

Students from Presentation College San Fernando making their way to their classes on the first day of the school term. Photo by Lincoln Holder

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A parent walking her son to school at Presentation College, San Fernando on the first day of the school term. Photo by Lincoln Holder

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Scarborough Secondary School. File photo/Ayanna Kinsale

Several of Tobago’s schools stayed closed on Monday, the first day of the new school year.

The TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) maintained its call for teachers to stay home on Monday to “rest and reflect” on the State’s treatment of them.

TTUTA was offered a four per cent increase in salaries, across the board, similar to other public-service employees. Last Friday, TUTTA’s general council rejected the offer in a letter to the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO).

Newsday visited several schools in the western part of the island.

Parents of the children at Signal Hill Government Primary School were forewarned by the school’s administrator on Sunday evening to keep their children at home.

The message posted in the school’s group WhatsApp chat said: “Teachers are expected to heed the call of TTUTA to rest and reflect tomorrow Monday. There will be challenges in the supervision of students. In light of this, the promotion process will take place on Tuesday 6th September.”

A mother at the St Andrew’s Anglican Primary School said she met locked gates at the school, as she had not been informed of the teachers’ absence.

“I know of TTUTA’s call, but the school really said nothing. I got there to drop off my child, and as excited as she was for day one, we were informed by the security personel on duty that there is no school.”

At the Mt St George Methodist Primary School, students were also turned away.

Classes at the Speyside Secondary School also remained closed on Monday.

A press release from the THA Division of Education, Research and Technology at 11pm on Sunday said the school will reopen on Tuesday.

It said at a virtual meeting which included the secretary, assistant secretary, school supervisor III, project manager of the Project Implementation Unit and the school principal, they decided collectively to use Monday to complete all high-priority projects at the school.

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Agentes, adscritos al distrito de Cabo Rojo, fueron alertados a través del personal de Emergencias Médicas del hospital la Concepción de San Germán, sobre una agresión grave ocurrida en horas de la madrugada del domingo, en la carretera 308 sector el Fanguito de Puerto Real en Cabo Rojo. 

Según la Uniformada, alegó Natanael Toro Lugo, de 37 años, residente del sitio antes mencionado, que mientras discutía con su madre identificada como Ana Lugo, de 54 años, le infringió una herida punzante con un arma blanca (cuchillo) en el área baja del costado del lado izquierdo. 

Más tarde del mismo día Toro Lugo se personó al área de Emergencias del hospital antes mencionado para recibir asistencia médica y allí informó lo sucedido. El mismo fue atendido por el médico de turno, quien diagnosticó una herida punzante de 3 centímetros por lo que requirió un punto de sutura. Al momento fue dado de alta y su condición es estable. 

Al lugar se persono el agente Luis Seguí de la división de Servicios técnicos y José Rivera de la División de Homicidios de Mayagüez. 

El caso fue consultado con el fiscal Francis Cuevas quien, citó 6 de septiembre de 2022, para continuar con la investigación del caso.  

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