BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (AUGUST 18TH 2004) – Six Kittitians, granted scholarships by the Denzil Douglas Labour Government, have become the first batch of students to graduate from Cuban universities.
President of the Association of St. Kitts and Nevis Students Studying in Cuba, Mr. Dail Crawford said some 26 students are expected to graduate from Cuban universities in 2005.
The students who graduated this year have obtained professional degrees in architecture, telecommunications, dentistry, medicine, agronomy and psychology.
Robert Morris, Anderson Cassius and Jolin Davis are now professional architects. Joyce Sommerall obtained a degree in telecommunications; Randy Liburd in dentistry, Daveen Wilkes-Wilkins is a General Practitioner, while Charlene Bowry is a psychologist and Eric Browne, an agronomist.
Kittitian students pursuing studies in General Medicine are Darryl Warner, Joylette Woodley, Vance Gilbert, Sharon Archibald, Norgen Wilson, Terrance Drew, Giovanna Matthew, Garfield Alexander, Yren Clarke, Natalie Osborne, Naudica Phillip, Dail Crawford, Duane Hendrickson, Nerisa Grant, Carronnette Frank and Dwain Archibald.
Ricaldo Pike is pursuing a course in Veterinary Medicine; Trevor Christmas and Rolston Archibald, Dentistry; Violet Williams, Cherrilyn Warde-Crawford and Carolyn Brombill, Psychology and Glenville Byron, Sociology.
Some 50 students from St. Kitts and Nevis are pursuing degree courses in Cuba. These include Sports, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Phytosanitary Technology, Accounting/Finance, Business, Accounts, Languages, Computer Science, Agronomy, Telecommunications Technology, Chemical Engineering, Sports and Civil Engineering.
