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Inaugural Maritime Youth Expo Held in Bahamas
By Kathryn Campbell
Mar 19, 2014 - 10:19:02 AM

Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Transport and Aviation, speaks to students of C.H. Reeves Junior High School during the Maritime Youth Expo on Monday, March 17. Some members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Band are also pictured. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Nassau, The Bahamas – The Ministry of Transport and Aviation in partnership with private sector stakeholders in the maritime industry hosted the first Maritime Youth Expo Monday, March 17, at C.H. Reeves Junior High School.

Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation Hope Strachan, along with Lorraine Armbrister, permanent secretary and Peter Deveaux Isaacs, undersecretary were among the government officials present. Music was provided by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Band.

Captain Guus, captain of the Disney Dream, speaks to students of C.H. Reeves Junior High School at the Ministry of Transport’s Maritime Youth Expo on Monday, March 17. Dr. Wayne Thompson, moderator and Hope Strachan, Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport are also pictured. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Speakers included: Don Forbes, Training Manager at Grand Bahama Shipyard; Captain Guus, captain of the Disney Dream; Captain Glenn Bain, Bahamas Maritime Connexion; Eugene Munroe, Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps; Jamal Smith and Campbell Shipping and Maritime School.

Topics were: “Choosing a Career in Maritime/Shipyards”, “Being Prepared for International Opportunities”,“Becoming Qualified for Leading Careers in the Maritime Industry”, “What is expected of a Maritime Cadet” and “Study at Home at the new “LIM Academy”.

Captain Guus of the Disney Dream, one of the presenter’s at the Ministry of Transport’s Maritime Youth Expo at C.H. Reeves on Monday, March 17, greets Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Transport and Aviation as Hope Strachan, Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation looks on (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Dr. Wayne Thompson, moderator for the event, told the seventh, eighth and ninth grade students that opportunities to take them around the world were present and they should absorb all the information available.

Minister Hanna-Martin said the country is entering an era when Bahamians are beginning to grasp the potentials of the sea and what it has to offer in industries of shipping, energy, technology and science. She advised the students that the Expo would expose them to possible career options in these fields.

Exhibits of various products and services from stakeholders in the maritime field were on display in the school’s auditorium for students to view.

Don Forbes, Training Manager at Grand Bahama Shipyard, speaks on the topic “Choosing a Career in Maritime Shipyards” at the Ministry of Transport’s Maritime Youth Expo at C.H. Reeves Junior High School on Monday, March 17. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Dr. Wayne Thompson, moderator at the Maritime Youth Expo, addresses students of C.H. Reeves Junior High School on Monday, March 17. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Exhibits on display at the Ministry of Transport’s Maritime Youth Expo on Monday, March 17 at C.H. Reeves Junior High School. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Paul Miller, Office Assistant at Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps, is pictured speaking to students of C.H. Reeves Junior High School at the Maritime Youth Expo on Monday, March 17. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Representatives of the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps are shown at a booth displaying their products and services at the first Maritime Youth Expo at C.H. Reeves Junior High School on Monday, March 17. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).

Students of C.H. Reeves Junior High School view some of the exhibits on display at the Ministry of Transport’s Maritime Youth Expo on Monday, March 17. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel).