{"id":307538,"date":"2023-08-31T20:28:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T00:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=307538"},"modified":"2023-08-31T20:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T00:28:08","slug":"death-of-vice-principal-of-north-east-comprehensive-school-came-as-a-shock-education-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/death-of-vice-principal-of-north-east-comprehensive-school-came-as-a-shock-education-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of Vice Principal of North East Comprehensive School came as a shock Education Minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_307540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307540\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307540\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mr.-Valentine-Telemaque.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-307540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Valentine Telemaque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister for Education Octavia Alfred said the passing of the Deputy Principal of the North East Comprehensive School, Valentine Telemaque came as a shock to those who knew him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Telemaque passed away on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOn behalf of the Ministry of Education I would like to extend sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Valentine Telemaque,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alfred also sent special strength to Mr. Telemaque\u2019s son and daughter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had the opportunity to work with Mr. Telemaque and this is really saddening and a shock to all of us\u2026,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telemaque worked at the Marigot High School and then moved to the North East Comprehensive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe played an integral role in what happened at ICT [Information and Communication Technology] at the school,\u201d Alfred revealed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added, \u201cThe North East Comprehensive is mourning the loss of someone who meant a lot to them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minister for Education Octavia Alfred said the passing of the Deputy Principal of the North East Comprehensive School, Valentine Telemaque came as a shock to those who knew him. 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