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Nov 23, 2014 News
Jamaica will host the annual governance meetings of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on 4th and 5th December 2014 in Kingston, Jamaica.
The meeting of the School Examinations Committee (SEC) will be held on Thursday 4th December and the 46th meeting of Council, CXC’s highest decision-making body, will be held on Friday 5th December.
Among the major agenda items for discussion at the Council meeting are the report on the administration of the 2014 examinations, the Registrar’s Report to Council, the 2015 budget, and update on CXC Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020.
The presentation ceremony for the most outstanding candidates in the May/June 2014 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday 4th December at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, UWI Mona Campus.
During the ceremony, which also marks the official opening of the Council meeting, awards will be presented to 16 students: eight for outstanding performance at CAPE, and eight for outstanding performance at CSEC. The awardees come from Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Reverend Ronald Thwaites, Minister of Education, will deliver the feature address at the ceremony and declare the Council meeting open. Andrew Holness, leader of the opposition; Professor E Nigel Harris, chairman of CXC; Glenroy Cumberbatch, acting registrar of CXC will also speak at the ceremony.
During the ceremony, Denise Watts-Lawrence, Pearson Country Manager for Jamaica, will present the second CXC/Pearson CAPE Humanities Award to Jozelle Dixon of Wolmers Girls’ School, Jamaica; while Dr Leslie Simpson, CARDI representative in Jamaica will present Ricardo Nugent of William Knibb Memorial High School, Jamaica with the CARDI Agricultural Award.
The Regional Top Awardees and a CXC delegation will pay courtesy calls on Sir Patrick Allen, governor general of Jamaica; Portia Simpson-Miller, prime minister of Jamaica; Reverend Thwaites and Mr. Holness. The awardees will also have opportunities to interact with students from schools in Jamaica and visit places of interest including the Jamaica Police Academy and Chukka Adventures.
The Council comprises representatives of 16 participating countries, the University of the West Indies, University of Guyana and the teaching profession. The Council deals with finance and administrative issues, while the SEC deals with technical and examination issues.
Jamaica last hosted the CXC governance meetings in 2005.
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