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News JAM | Aug 6, 2021

CMU appoints new VPs as reorganisation continues after corruption scandal

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) continues to re-organise its operations in the wake of the more than two-year-old corruption scandal enveloping former president Fritz Pinnock, the University Council has appointed five new vice presidents after a rigourous selection process. According to Council Chairman, Professor Gordon Shirley, “these vice presidents will finalise the executive team, complementing the Interim President Professor Evan Duggan and the University Treasurer Ms Joy Patricia Harrison who joined the CMU in June 2020”. Shirley added: “Their appointments are critical to the re-organisation of the CMU in line with the mandate given by the prime minister when…

News | Jan 24, 2022

V-Day ultimatum: CMU issues tuition payment deadline for students ahead of class resumption

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is advising students who are yet to settle their tuition fees in full that a substantive payment must be made before the resumption of classes on February 14. CMU, in a statement from the Office of the University Treasury on Monday (January 24), warned that these students may face difficulty accessing online learning resources and other tools if at least three-quarters of their full tuition isn’t paid by the deadline. See statement in full: “Please be reminded that where students have not paid school fees in full, the second tranche of tuition fees needs to…

News JAM | Feb 22, 2022

Jamaica welcomes maritime delegation from Belize

Reading Time: 3 minutesJamaica’s maritime community is this week welcoming a delegation from Belize in order to share information and best practice in relation to shipping operations, environmental compliance and the blue economy.

News | Mar 17, 2022

New Caribbean platform set up for maritime-related jobs

Reading Time: 5 minutesA new platform has just hit the jobs market in the Caribbean which could change how maritime jobs are pursued and acquired in the region. The ACMF-CAREX, a jobs platform for the maritime sector was launched by the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) recently.   First on board are over 200 maritime graduates and soon-to-be-graduands from across the region who trained at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), the LJM Maritime Academy in The Bahamas, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). The first of its kind exclusively for the Caribbean, the jobs board www.acmf-carex.org is only accessible to employees in the region. Job…

Life JAM | May 30, 2022

Caribbean Maritime University gets more computers from ACMF

Reading Time: 2 minutesDonation geared at providing more access to online learning The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has received an additional 20 laptops from the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) in keeping with its mandate to provide access to maritime education. This comes after the ACMF’s donation of 18 laptops to the CMU in October 2020. The laptops will be loaned to students who are disadvantaged and are available at the school’s library facility as the CMU continues to anticipate and find solutions to student needs.  The ACMF’s continued contribution to the CMU was reiterated by Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna, deputy president, and Dr…

Life JAM | Aug 28, 2022

Pepsi scholarship awardee determined to achieve

Reading Time: 3 minutesPepsi-Cola Jamaica says it is continuing to pave the way for Jamaica’s youth to fulfill their dreams by providing tuition assistance valued at $500,000 and summer internship to promising scholar, Ricardo Shields. The impactful gesture will allow Shields, 20 and now in his second-year at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), to continue pursuing his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechatronics Engineering this coming September. The summer internship, which began in June and wraps in September, provided compensation for Shields. SUPPORT PLEDGED THROUGHOUT STUDIES Pepsi-Cola Jamaica has pledged support for Ricardo throughout his studies and subsequent offer for a permanent job….

Life JAM | Sep 7, 2022

GraceKennedy invests over $50M in back-to-school support

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs GraceKennedy (GK) continues its 100th anniversary celebrations, the Group has invested more than $50 million in back-to-school support, ahead of the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. Leading the efforts are GraceKennedy’s two foundations – the GK Foundation (GKF) and Grace & Staff Community Development Foundation (Grace & Staff). This year, GKF has awarded 90 scholarships to tertiary students at the University of the West Indies (UWI), University of Technology (UTech), Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and the Caribbean Maritime University, valued at more than $24.2 million. “Education changed my life and I believe it…

News JAM | Sep 12, 2022

WATCH | Professor Andrew Spencer gets onboard with the CMU

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Caribbean Maritime University today (September 12) welcomed its new president, Professor Andrew Spencer, who assumes the mantle from Interim President Professor Evan Duggan who served the duration of his contract. “I am extremely excited to be a part of this institution because of the things that we can unearth in this space,” stated Spencer, who met with members of the senior management team on day one of his tenure. The CMU will be hoping that, with Spencer’s appointment, it can fully move on from the controversies around former president Fritz Pinnock, who has been before the court battling fraud…

News | Sep 30, 2022

Gov’t zoning in on digital transformation to improve ease of doing business in Jamaica

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ministry of Investment and Commerce is placing greater emphasis on digital transformation as a key tool to improve the ease of doing business as the country solidifies its position as the logistics destination of choice. State Minister Dr Norman Dunn, addressing the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Industry Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston yesterday (September 29), said this is being done through initiatives such as the National Business Portal, the Jamaica Single Windowfor Trade (JSWIFT) and the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) platforms, as well as the Jamaica Trade Information Portal. “At the same…

Life JAM | Nov 16, 2022

Jamaica-born Carnival VP set to inspire CMU’s graduating class on Thursday

Reading Time: 3 minutesSenior Vice President of the Contact Centre Sales and Service Division of Carnival Cruise Line (CCL), Dave Chang, is set to be the guest speaker at the Caribbean Maritime University’s (CMU’s) graduation ceremony, to be held tomorrow (November 17). The ceremony will take place at the National Indoor Sports Centre, with approximately 500 persons being awarded degrees from the Faculty of Shipping and Logistics, the Faculty of Marine and Nautical Studies, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Technology, the Centre for Security, Counter-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation, and the School of Graduate Studies and Research. “I am excited to have VP Chang…

News JAM | Nov 18, 2022

Jamaica-born cruise line exec gifts CMU grads with 5 guiding principles for successful lives

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 2022 graduates of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) have been offered five guiding principles to always remember as they move on to the next stage of their life journeys. Dave Chang, Carnival Cruise Line’s Jamaica-born senior vice president, provided the advice as he addressed the institution’s graduation ceremony on Thursday afternoon (November 18). In an energetic and passionate speech to the graduates, the guest speaker shared the five things he has learned, during his 35-year career, that have become guiding principles in his life. As one of Carnival’s most senior sales executives, Chang leads more than 1,400 sales and…

Life JAM | Nov 18, 2022

Henry sisters the first in their family to graduate university

Reading Time: 3 minutesSisters Oksana and Kris-toni Henry broke a generational curse in their family when they became the first two members to gain bachelors degrees when they graduate from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) this week. The two were a part of CMU’s graduating class of 2022, proudly wearing their black gowns with yellow hood at the ceremony yesterday (November 17). While both pursued Bachelors degrees in Logistics and Supply chain management, they helped each other along the way, capitalising on the different strengths they had. “The most amazing part of our journey was that we were a perfect contrast,” Kris-toni told…

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