BUNTING AND WALKER PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE 2011 AT NCU
The spanking new, state of the art Media Centre at the Northern Caribbean University facilitated the much anticipated televised political debate between the incumbent People’s National Party’s Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, Peter Bunting and the Jamaica Labour Party’s Danville Walker on Wednesday, December 14, which was witnessed by a full house of concerned residents, headed by the Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay.
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MCOC DIRECTOR CROWNED MISS MANCHESTER FESTIVAL QUEEN
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Ms. Victoria Cole was crowned 2012 Miss Manchester Festival Queen on Saturday, May 5th in a closely contested competition held at the Cecil Charlton Hall in Mandeville. Ms. Cole, a 24 year old graduate of the University of the West Indies holds a First Class Hons. B.A. in Linguistics & Literature, and is currently the Administrative Assistant at Christopher Grant and Associates, Commissioned Land Surveyors. She was also the 2007 Governor General’s Youth Awardee for 2007 and the 2008 Ambassador Sue Cobb scholarship Awardee. Guided by the philosophy, “Success will always find the person who, if he should fall, simply gets up, brushes himself off and continues forward”, Victoria’s goal is to pursue a career in the field of public relations and her hobbies include reading, writing speeches, poetry and community service. Victoria emerged as winner from a field of seven culturally aware, talented young ladies. Her runners-up are 19 year old Odile Blake, Author, Youth Counsellor and PACE TV Host. In third position is Chesand McCook, a 21 year old graduate of Church Teachers College, Rotaract Club Vice President and budding fashion designer. As Manchester’s Festival Queen, Ms. Cole will be focussed on implementing a programme geared towards developing the young people in the parish. Editor’s Note: The Management and Staff of the Mandeville Publishers Ltd. and the President and Members of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce join in congratulating Victoria on her success and wishes for her God’s richest blessings.
TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CRITICAL
Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, said that technical and vocational training are paramount in developing a well-rounded workforce with the capability to meet the demands of the global job market and contribute to nation building. “The statistics tell us that some eighty per cent of the employment opportunities in this generation and more in the next generations to come, will require technical and vocational skills,” Mr. Thwaites said.
