Tertiary students restricted in study-abroad programmes

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Tertiary students restricted in study-abroad programmes

THE COVID-19 pandemic has limited the opportunities for Jamaican tertiary students to study overseas, amid the discontinuation of in-person classes and travel restrictions. President of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Professor Lincoln Edwards...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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