A young Caymanian began studies at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) last week (Monday, September 7, 2020), following the issue of a full scholarship by the local nonprofit, NCU Alumni Association Cayman Chapter.
More than 100 UCCI students who found the resolve despite the covid-19 hiatus, to step up to the plate and better themselves by taking one of the UCCI’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses, gathered in the Sir Vassel Johnson Hall to celebrate their achievement.
A story carried recently by the Cayman Compass, once read, made everyone’s day.
Countries in the Anglophone Caribbean have largely held to the Westminster system bequeathed to them by their former colonial bosses. Political parties move in and out of office, and there is an understanding that human rights must be protected.
The passing of Owen Arthur at merely seventy years of age came as a surprise to many especially as he was just recently in Guyana observing and commenting on the election as part of the CARICOM observer mission and was also heavily involved in projects related to Barbados, the UWI, and the region.
‘A litmus test of any democracy is the peaceful and orderly transfer of power if that is so ordained by the expressed will of the people. Sadly, Guyana has failed that test. The people of Guyana are not to be blamed.
The countries of the English-Speaking Caribbean, sometimes described as dots of sand in the Caribbean Sea, have been punching above their weight in the world.
Antoinette Gayle has created something in the lab she didn’t think was possible. “If someone said to me in January, ‘Can we do chemistry and physics with distance learning?’ I would have said no,” said Gayle, an assistant professor in science at the University College of the Cayman Islands.
By shifting to online learning midway through its spring semester, the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) has responded to COVID-19 restrictions and continued to offer a full schedule of classes across its growing list of programmes and degree options.
The countries of the English-Speaking Caribbean, sometimes described as dots of sand in the Caribbean Sea, have been punching above their weight in the world.