COSTAAT nursing students, staged a protest outside the Ministry of Education Port of Spain building on Wednesday 17th August, 2022, in appeal for payments of the outstanding stipends.
• Reportedly, the nursing students have not received any form of payment for almost five (5) years.
• On Tuesday 16th august, 2022, it was confirmed by COSTAAT president, Gillian Paul that the school has provided the education ministry with all the necessary information so that the payments can be made.
• The ministry’s director of finance indicated that they are fully engaged in doing everything to pay the stipends soon.