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The
Caribbean Union of Teachers (C.U.T)
The
Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) came into being August
21, 1935 at its inaugural meeting in Trinidad and Tobago.
Among
its objectives are:
To establish relationships regionally and internationally
with professional and trade union organisations.
To
promote within the Caribbean the aim, general principles
and policies of
Education International.
The
organisation is directed by:
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The Biennial Conference
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The Executive Committee
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The Secretariat
At
the biennial conference, Officers are elected. The last
biennial conference was held in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines in August 2003.
The
officers are:
President
- Mr. Byron Farqhuarson, Jamaica 1st Vice President-Mr.
Kingsley Black, Bahamas
2nd
Vice President - Mrs. Avril Crawford, Guyana
3rd
Vice President - Mr. Roustan Job, Trinidad and Tobago
Trustees
- Mrs. Karen Best, Barbados
Mr.
Marvin Andall, Grenada
Secretariat
- 97 Church Street, Kingston Jamaica
General
Secretary - Dr. Adolph Cameron, Jamaica
Deputy
General Secretary - Mrs. Judith Spencer-Jarrett, Jamaica
The
Executive Committee
The
Executive Committee consists of the Officers and one
representative from each full member unit.
President
and General Secretaries of Member
Units
2003 - 2005
President
General Secretary
Anguilla
Teachers` Union - Celestine John LeRoy Hill
Antigua
& Barbuda Union of Teachers - Colin Greene Foster
Roberts
Bahamas
Union of Teachers - Kingsley Black Eula Gaitor
Barbados
Secondary Teachers` Union - Phil Perry Patrick Frost
Barbados
Union of Teachers - Karen Best Herbert Gittens
Belize
National Teachers` Union - Anthony Fuentes George Frazer
Bermuda
Union of Teachers - Anthony Wolffe Michael Charles
Bond
Van Lararen (Suriname) - Wilgo Valies
British
Virgin Islands Teachers` Union - Cecil Hodge
Dominica
Association of Teachers - Celia Nicholas Isabella Prentice
Grenada
Union of Teachers - Marvin Andall Elaine McQueen
Guyana
Teachers` Union - Avril Crawford
Jamaica
Teachers` Association - Wentworth Gabbidon Adolph Cameron
Martinique
(SNES) - None
Yvonne
Joseph - Henry
Martinique
(Syndicat des Enseignants) - None Michelle Toussaint
Montserrat
Union of Teachers - Herman Francis
Nevis
Teachers` Union - Wakely Daniels Bernella Caines-Hamilton
St.
Croix Federation of Teachers - Tyrone Mloyneaux
St.
Kitts Teachers` Union - Hillery Hunkins Carlene Henry-Morton
St.
Lucia Teachers` Union - Urban Dolor Wayne Cumberbatch
St.
Vincent & the Grenadines Teachers` Union - Otto
Sam Joy Matthews
Trinidad
& Tobago Unified Teachers` Association - Trevor
Oliver Peter Wilson
The
last meeting of the Executive Committee was held in
British Virgin Islands in
December 2003. The next meeting will be hosted by the
JTA in Kingston Jamaica in July 2004.
Upcoming
events
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10th Renewal of the Students` Athletics Championships,
July 16 and 17, 2004
at the National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Education
Conference to be hosted by the Barbados Secondary Teachers`
Union
in 2004.
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Biennial Conference to be hosted by the Bahamas Union
of Teachers in July 2005
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