Wednesday, June 1, 2016
EDITOR,The Tribune.
On September 9, 1958, I was employed by The Board of Education, on East Bay Street, as a Student Teacher and posted at Eastern Senior School with Headmaster Donald W Davis. On January 7, 1959, I was confirmed as a teacher by Governor Sir Raynor Arthur.
Throughout the years, I obtained professional qualifications and attended The Bahamas Teacher’s College on Gregory Street. In 1980, I obtained my BSC in Education from The University of Miami and in 1981 my MA in Education from Loyola University.
I took a letter, my certificate and a copy of it to The Ministry of Education’s headquarters, on Shirley Street, asking for my salary to be reassessed, but without results, even after asking all Prime Ministers and also my Parliamentary Representatives at the constituency offices and the House of Assembly.
In March 1988, my employee number was changed from 9458 to 4708. Shortly after that, my file disappeared from The Ministry of Education’s headquarters on Shirley Street.
I would like for Prime Minister Perry Christie and all members of Parliament, to give me the same courtesy given to Mr Louis Bacon and Mr Peter Nygard. As a Bahamian born citizen, by finding my file and the person who removed it, pay me all of the monies owed after working as a teacher in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, for 30 years and also an apology for my being a victim of The Bahamas Government.
Thanking you for your co-operation.
HELENA CAMPBELL-CLARKE
Nassau,
April 26, 2016.
Comments
Sickened says...
Good luck! And this response goes out to all Bahamians - once you become too educated and too smart our government (PLP and FNM) don't want or need you around. Why? Because you will notice too much and ask too many questions and suggest changes (i.e. checks and balances) that government just doesn't want.
**Corrupt governments THRIVE on ignorance.**
Posted 2 June 2016, 9:47 a.m. Suggest removal
Emac says...
Mrs. Clarke, as an educator, I can relate to your frustrations. It is quite distressing that the governments of the Bahamas fail to see the significance of the many contributions that teachers have made in molding the youth of our nation, You are not asking for free hand outs. You are simply demanding that you get what is owed to you. The most amazing thing about all of this is that you have these greedy politicians who steal tons of money from the treasury, who do nothing to build our society, They are not even deserving of their own salaries!
Posted 2 June 2016, noon Suggest removal
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