Sometimes the lines outside the Irish consulate in Caracas are 200 people deep, forcing a rotating cadre of self-appointed leaders to maintain a 24-hour vigil to stop queue jumpers.
Expectations are that the government will hold elections within the next month as Venezuela faces uncertainty following the death of the leftist leader.
The government said the riot was set off after inmates at the Uribana prison rebelled against prison authorities who had launched a sweep of the facility in search of illicit weapons.
Facing his sternest test yet, the socialist leader saw off the challenge of Henrique Capriles in yesterday’s election and could now complete 20 years in office.
YESTERDAY, A SURVEY was released by the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union that showed 68% of students want a ‘hybrid-model’ Leaving Cert used in 2022.
This would involve a similar set up to last year, with students being offered the choice between sitting the traditional exams, and having their grade assessed by their teachers and then ‘standardised’ by the Department of Education. If they choose to do both, the higher of the two grades will be their final grade.
Current Government plans for this year’s Leaving Cert are for a ‘traditional’ pre-pandemic State exam with “some modifications”.
So we’re asking: Do you think there should be a ‘hybrid’ Leaving Cert this year?
Poll Results:
Yes (6138)
No, they should hold exams only, as is planned (4650)
I don't know (626)
No, they should do Calculated Grades for all (435)
Periods of sun with a shower in places
Max: 8 °C
Min: 1 °C
Sunny to partly cloudy
Max: 6 °C
Min: 1 °C
Areas of low clouds and fog
Max: 6 °C
Min: 2 °C
