Hackett: Tobago needs to win scholarships again

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Hackett: Tobago needs to win scholarships again

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Tobago Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, right, speaks with THA Education Secretary Zorisha Hackett during the launch of the ministry's digital transformation programme, Hyatt Regency, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Tuesday. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale THA Secretary of Education, Research and Technology Zorisha Hackett wants Tobago students to begin earning CAPE scholarships again. She said she is concerned and does not want scholarships on the island to remain a […]

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