Making history

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Making history: Graduates Sheryl Wilson, Vanessa Merchant, Abiola Hickson, and Sabita Sukhdeo, who are flanked by Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Director General Claudette Rogers (at left), Junior Infrastructure Minister Annette Ferguson (second, from right) and Harbour Master Michael Tennant, have made history by becoming the country’s first female marine pilots. They were among the first batch of 16 marine pilot cadets who graduated from a five-year MARAD training programme last Friday at the Umana Yana. (Photo by Keno George)
Making history: Graduates Sheryl Wilson, Vanessa Merchant, Abiola Hickson, and Sabita Sukhdeo, who are flanked by Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Director General Claudette Rogers (at left), Junior Infrastructure Minister Annette Ferguson (second, from right) and Harbour Master Michael Tennant, have made history by becoming the country’s first female marine pilots. They were among the first batch of 16 marine pilot cadets who graduated from a five-year MARAD training programme last Friday at the Umana Yana. (Photo by Keno George)
Graduates Sheryl Wilson, Vanessa Merchant, Abiola Hickson, and Sabita Sukhdeo, who are flanked by Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Director General Claudette Rogers (at left), Junior Infrastructure Minister Annette Ferguson (second, from right) and Harbour Master Michael Tennant, have made history by becoming the country’s first female marine pilots. They were among the first batch of 16 marine pilot cadets who graduated from a five-year MARAD training programme last Friday at the Umana Yana. (Photo by Keno George)