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CARIMAC turns 40

Published:Friday | June 6, 2014 | 12:00 AM
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From left: Professor Hopeton Dunn, Tanneice Ellis and Gary Allen are all smiles during the cocktail reception to launch CARIMAC's 40th anniversary celebrations.
Knolly Moses (left) listens very attentively to Dr Canute James.
From left: Professor Hopeton Dunn looks on while Vice-Chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris greets CEO of Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross. - Photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
From left: James Moss-Solomon and Minna Israel listen attentively to Professor E. Nigel Harris.
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Jody-Anne Lawrence, Lifestyle Reporter

To kick-start its 40th anniversary celebrations in October, the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC) held an intimate reception at the University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters on Wednesday.

The cocktail event was hosted by past students Patria-Kaye Aarons and the ever charismatic Elon Parkinson. The event was supported by past students of the institution, which included deputy principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa. He told the gathering that he cherished the opportunity to speak at the launch of the celebrations, and congratulated the institution on its 40 years of service and for producing countless media professionals across the Caribbean.

planned events

Past student and director of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn, was very proud of the achievement of his institution as he outlined the events they have planned. The official celebrations will get under way on October 14, starting with an academic conference under the theme: Changing the Game - Designing for Development.

There will also be an anniversary church service on the 19th, a concert on the 20th, and the grand finale on October 25, which will be the anniversary Gala Banquet to be held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel. He made a special call to all CARIMAC alumni to be in attendance and show their support of the institution which started in 1974.

Current students Renee Dillion and Davion Smith, showed that they were more than speakers or writers, but singers as well, as they delighted the audience with their musical prowess.

The night closed with a mini reunion as past students and their lecturers caught up on what they have been doing since their graduation.