Port Management Association of the Caribbean

SSL Launches Port Worker Training Campaign

Polaris Holding Company Limited [Polaris], parent company of Stevedoring Services Limited [SSL], launched its 2017 Port Worker Training and Certification Campaign. The ongoing programme is geared to certify dock staff in stevedoring and the most current hazardous material handling protocols and health and safety best practices. The training represents a collaborative commitment between Polaris’ management and the BIU. Osric Forrest, Director School of Advanced Skills at the Caribbean Maritime University is on island to assist with the introduction of the programme.

Maritime Institutions Forge Partnership

On Monday, 21 November, 2016, the LJM Maritime Academy (LJMMA) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) established a significant affiliation agreement to partner in areas of mutual interest in the education and training of students enrolled in maritime programmes at their respective institutions. This agreement, signed by President of LJMMA, Dr. Brendamae Cleare and Executive Director of CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, is for an initial period of five (5) years, with renewal possibilities; the Agreement took immediate effect.

Dr Fritz Pinnock - First Jamaican To Win Prestigious Socrates Award

The annual branded event ‘Summit of Leaders, Oxford 2016’ was held under the aegis of Europe Business Assembly, The Academic Union, Oxford, ICL on the 20th of December 2016. For years the Summits of Leaders hosted in Oxford Town Hall have been a source of inspiration, learning and transformation for those who are looking to build better businesses and a better society. Traditionally Europe Business Assembly gathered together prominent academia, think tank, business icons, international leaders and CEOs, brilliant minds from 48 countries to discuss the issues and trends that will determine the future of education and business from.