Two students of the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) are the recipients of the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport Minister’s Award of Excellence in Maritime Studies.Abigail Rollock and Shawn Seales were awarded for their achievement in the Marine Diesel Engineering Diploma and the Maritime Operations Certificate programmes, respectively, during a ceremony at One Barbados Place, Warrens, St Michael.They each received a plaque and $750 along with a six-month internship at the Barbados Port Inc.Speaking during Friday’s ceremony, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill congratulated the recipients and expressed gratitude to the Port for not only allowing Rollock and Seales to intern but for giving two additional internships.“My ministry is delighted to be associated with centres of excellence such as the SJPI and the Barbados Port Inc. This highlights our continued commitment to the synergistic development of educational opportunities at the theoretical and practical level,” he said.