Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; Chairman, CMU, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Manager, Corporate Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Education and Youth, Sheryl Bromfield.
Photo: Michael Sloley
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, tries out equipment used to teach students in maritime education and training, during a tour of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6).
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), looks on as former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles (second left), mimics the breaking of ground with the same pickaxe that was used to symbolise the start of construction of the Jamaica Maritime Training Institute, the precursor to the Caribbean University (CMU), in September 1980, when Mr. Charles was Minister of Utilities and Transport. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chairman CMU, Professor Gordon Shirley; former Ambassador of Jamaica to Venezuela, Clifton Stone; and President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer. Mr. Charles’ name is engraved on the pickaxe, which was officially handed over to him at the CMU’s Palisados campus on Tuesday (December 6).
