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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 6 AUGUST, 2017
UWI MATTERS
At the launch of their National Heroes Project, Invicta,
CEO of the National Gas Company (NGC), Mark Loquan,
said it was an opportunity to reflect on the contributions
our national heroes have made. Locating their personal
achievements on a broader landscape, he sought to show
the nexus between these exemplars and national spirit.
“Trinidad and Tobago’s social fabric has been
influenced by exemplars in the field of sport; education;
arts and culture,” he said. “These nationals, who have
increased the visibility and prestige of the country at
both the national and international levels, sometimes
remain largely unrecognised, and in other cases, where
their accomplishments are noted, the details of their
accomplishments and challenges remain relatively
unknown.”
As he lamented the lack of visibility of positive role
models to inspire the youth, Mr. Loquan said it was NGC’s
hope that in celebrating heroes and highlighting their
achievements, they would provide models for the youth
to emulate.
“The project’s ultimate goal is to preserve and honour
our national legacy, disseminate positive attributes and
The University Council,
at its annual business
session held at the Cave Hill Campus on April
27, 2017, approved the recommendations of the
Joint Committee of Council and Senate to award
honorary degrees at the upcoming Graduation
ceremonies as follows:
St. Augustine Campus
Mr. Winsford “Joker” Devine
Composer, Trinidad and Tobago
Mr. Andrew Marcano “Lord Superior,”
Calypsonian, Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Hazel Brown
Social activist/founding member of NGO for
the Advancement of Women in Trinidad and
Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Professor Emeritus Clem Seecharan
Historian, Guyana
Mr. Luis Moreno
International leadership, USA
Open Campus
Ms. Edwidge Danticat
Author, Haiti
Cave Hill Campus
Hon. Justice Adrian D. Saunders
CCJ Judge, Law, St. Vincent
Professor Ihron Rensburg
Leadership, South Africa
Ms. Kaye Foster-Cheek
Consultancy, Barbados/USA
Mona Campus
Ms. Olive Senior
Journalism, Jamaica
Mr. Anthony Hart
Entrepreneurship, Jamaica
Mr. Monty Alexander
Musician, Jamaica/USA
Professor Emeritus J. Edward Greene
Regional Civil Service, Guyana
Mr. Wesley J. Hall
Entrepreneurship, Jamaica/Canada
These excited campers were thrilled to meet Mr. Crawford at the exhibition at the Reading Room of the Alma Jordan Library.
PHOTO: SHEREEN ALI
We All Need a Hero
2017
Honorary
Grads
messages of our national heroes and thereby encourage
pride in our accomplishments, national unity and
cohesion,” he said.
The first subject of the Invicta series is Mr. Hasely
Crawford, TC, the Olympic Gold medallist of Montreal
1976, who won the 100m in a time of 10.06.
Mr. Crawford told guests at the launch that he
simply wanted to break free of poverty at first, but he
also discovered a very competitive spirit in his running
shoes. His personal economic circumstance of childhood
made him determine to do what he could to contribute to
developing young people. Through his relationship with
NGC, he has worked all around the country with the Right
on Track Programme, which has targeted both primary and
secondary school students for more than a decade.
The exhibition, called
“The Crawford Legacy,”
is
currently on at the Reading Room of the Alma Jordan
Library at the St. Augustine Campus. It is free and open to
the public on weekdays from9am to 4pm, and on Saturdays
from 9am to noon. It will then make its way around the
country via the NGC caravan.
The exhibition continues until August 18, and Mr Crawford will be there again to sign autographs and to
show off his Gold Medal on August 16 and 18 from 10am to 12 noon.
Olympians Wendell Mottley and Hasely Crawford flank the Campus Principal, Professor Brian Copeland at the launch of the Exhibition.
PHOTO: KEYON JAMES
