President orders immediate intervention after poor showing at CXC maths

Following the dismal performance of students this year in Mathematics at CXC, CARICOM leaders have put the issue up for discussion at their next meeting and President Irfaan Ali has ordered that immediate remedial measures be rolled out in schools across the country.

“The issue of mathematics has now captured the attention of every single head of state and Prime Minister in the region, and it is now an agenda for the heads of government in CARICOM. That is to tell you the issues and challenges that we face. It is not a Jamaica issue, Barbados issue, Trinidad, or a Guyana issue… it has now become a collective issue that we must address,” President Irfaan Ali yesterday said at the opening of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.