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THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINER

NEWS

JAMAICA The CXC® team engaged in
stakeholder consultations in
24–28 FEBRUARY 2020 Jamaica from 24 – 28 February
2020. Dr Wayne Wesley, Registrar
and CEO, CXC® was accompanied
by Dr Carol Granston, Pro-Registrar
and Deputy CEO; Mrs Nicole
Manning, Director of Operations;
Mr Kwesi Marshall, Financial
Controller; and Mr Richard Rose,
Corporate Communications
Manager.
During the consultations in
Jamaica, CXC® held meetings
with the University of Technology,
Jamaica; the MICO University
College and the University of
the West Indies, Mona Campus,
to establish a formal basis of co-
operation in the field of education
and research.
On Monday, 24 February 2020,
Professor Stephen Vasciannie,
then President of University of
Technology, Jamaica and his
management team hosted the
team from CXC®. Meetings also
took place late that afternoon
with Professor Ashburn Pinnock,
President of the MICO University
College and his management team.
Dr Wesley and the team
paid a courtesy call on the Most
Honourable Andrew Holness,
Prime Minister of Jamaica at his
office in Kingston on Tuesday,
25 February 2020. Dr Wesley
and Mr Holness discussed
the development of CXC’s
strategic plan, which seeks to
address the development and
PHOTO COURTESY: OPM, JAMAICA PHOTO COURTESY: OPM, JAMAICA
implementation of innovative
technological solutions to advance
the organisation’s contribution to
the digital transformation of the
region’s education landscape.
On the afternoon of Tuesday,
25 February 2020, the CXC® team
was hosted by Professor Dale
Webber, Pro-Vice Chancellor and
Principal of the Mona Campus
along with senior executives at
the University of the West Indies in
Jamaica.

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