The Di­vi­sion of Ed­u­ca­tion, Re­search and Tech­nol­o­gy is dis­miss­ing claims that SEA ex­ams in To­ba­go were de­layed due to miss­ing clocks.

In a state­ment, the Di­vi­sion as­sured that all 40 ex­am cen­tres were ful­ly equipped and start­ed on time. It re­spond­ed di­rect­ly to a vi­ral video by PNM To­ba­go West Can­di­date Sham­fa Cud­joe, who said par­ents con­tact­ed her in dis­tress, claim­ing their chil­dren with spe­cial con­ces­sions could not be­gin the test due to the ab­sence of clocks.

“I want to bring to the at­ten­tion of con­stituents and more so, the Di­vi­sion of Ed­u­ca­tion in To­ba­go a very, very se­ri­ous con­cern,” Cud­joe said. “This morn­ing, I’m be­ing called by par­ents who are an­noyed. This morn­ing is SEA in To­ba­go, and chil­dren are be­ing told, no clocks, no ex­am. Par­ents are be­ing told, no clocks, no ex­am.”