Fourteen Dominican students receive Cuban scholarships

Some of the students who received their Certificate of Acceptance. Some were not present due to work engagement

Fourteen more Dominican students were awarded scholarships to pursue studies in Cuban Universities.

They received their certificates of acceptance at a special handing over ceremony held at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Morne Daniel on Friday.

The students and field of study are as follows ; Jefferson Garraway and Yoland Prosper- Postgraduate medicine, Kelsey Joseph, Jovina Lawrence, Lou Ann Lawrence, Sherniah Lendor, Raquel Mills, Jessica Riviere, Jerome Auguiste and Krystal Williams- Medicine (Undergraduate), Tawiah Hunter- Stromatology, Walter Greenaway Jr- Computer Science, Lucci- Ann Thomas and Joselle Casey – Building & Civil Engineering.

Ambassador of Cuba to Dominica, Juan Carlos Frometa de la Rosa, who was addressing the ceremony, said the scholarship programme is part of the spirit of political will of the Cuban Government to continue helping Dominica in the area of education.

“This is part of the spirit of the Cuban Government to continue helping Dominica,” he said. “We do not have oil, we do not have diamonds, but we have human resource, especially how to train human resource.”

According to him, in the last 29 years, almost 400 Dominican students have been trained in Cuba.

“We are happy to continue helping,” the Ambassador noted.

He urged students to take the opportunity to study and then return to Dominica.

“Take the opportunity, think of how many people or how many Dominica students will like to go to Cuba…then when you finish come back,” he urged. “You have the task to rebuild Dominica, to help Dominica.”

Meantime, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Chandler Hyacinth said over 35 students applied for the scholarship opportunity, “and in was indeed a task in terms of selecting persons.”

“Everybody will not get at the first shot,” she explained. “We have some persons who made an application, they still have time to try next year.”

Hyacinth revealed that in particular in selecting the candidates, “we were looking at areas that will assist us in our rebuilding efforts.”

She encouraged students to do their best and to take advantage of the opportunity.

Hyacinth appealed to parents to provide the support the students require to do well.

“You need to stay in touch with them, you need to give them the kind of support that is needed,” she stated.

Students who will pursue studies in medicine is expected to leave the island on July 20th, while the other students will leave in September.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Chandler Hyacinth and Ambassador of Cuba to Dominica, Juan Carlos Frometa de la Rosa

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13 Comments

  1. BJB
    July 16, 2018

    The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. Stop falling for Cuban lies.

  2. curious
    July 16, 2018

    How does this work? Must the students be fluent in Spanish before they go to Cuba? Or they learn the language there?

    • Anonymous
      August 24, 2018

      They learn it there.

  3. analy thomas
    July 15, 2018

    Congratulations to you and should take advantage of the opportunity; however, campus life is not easy. To you who profess to be Christians, you are entering a society where majority in culture do not acknowledge the living God. Be prudent, sober, and watch and pray.
    The education will further your physical future to secure a job and comfort here, but you need to keep your spirit man alive!
    Stay away from parties and bad companions, keep in touch with your families and there is a general entertainment hall, be careful who you meet there.
    For the most part go with caution and seek God’s face and let Him direct your paths. You can make a difference!
    Glory to God!

  4. Sana ullah khan
    July 15, 2018

    Hello
    Tell me the website through which I can get the alerts of international scholarship

  5. Smart choice
    July 14, 2018

    Thanks to the Cuban Govt and Fidel Castro
    Gone but his legacy will continue. Helping the poor and needy . Wishing you all the best with your studies
    You have made the right choice.
    Some people always criticize Cuban Education
    But while some waiting for America to give them scholarships you all are making strides
    While I Rack up my Dough now . My colleagues still waiting to go Elsewhere cause Cuba
    So poor they said .
    There you have it people ,enjoying the fruits of my labour now.
    Hasta La Victoria Siempre .

    .

    • ATKINSON
      July 15, 2018

      Its not the education people criticize, its the socialist, communist, marxist, no freedom, one man dictatorship, your castro boys have set up, And that why the cubans wants to leave the socialist paradise, not even the evil “DR Supremo” who is a socialist backside kissing, will have his children born there

  6. Daniel J Tanner
    July 14, 2018

    I’m ashamed that my wealthy country, the USA does so little . Hell, it shortchanges its own children in education!

    • ATKINSON
      July 15, 2018

      Well then maybe you should give up your “shameful” american citizenship, and move to the socialist paradise of revolutionary, marxist cuba. I am sure there are thousands of cubans will trade places/country for america with you, any day of the year

  7. Brilliance
    July 14, 2018

    Outstanding accomplishment by The Honorable DrPrime
    Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Leader of the LABOR party

  8. kukut generation
    July 14, 2018

    Congrats to all.

  9. BB
    July 13, 2018

    I greatly appreciate the opportunities to further one’s education, however, so many students are sent to study medicine and remain unemployed for too long. This is saddening especially when there’s a need for more doctors on the island.

    • waypapa
      July 16, 2018

      Where are the unemployed doctors?

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