Hillsborough, September 4th, 2009- A partnership established last year between representatives of the T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) and the New York-based Carriacou & Petite Martinique 2000 is bearing tangible benefits for students in the Sister Islands. In the latest gesture, Carriacou & Petite Martinique 2000 has provided scholarships for a group of ten (10) students to embark on tertiary education studies at TAMCC’s Six Roads Campus in Carriacou. In the CAPE 2009 exams, students at the Six Roads Campus performed exceptionally well when compared to those at TAMCC’s main Tanteen Campus in St. George’s. Among those who attended the recent presentation of the scholarships were Senator George Prime, Minister for Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs; Dr. Nigel Gravesande, Registrar at TAMCC; Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Dunbar Steele; and Director of the Six Roads Campus, Fleur Patrice. Senator Prime expressed appreciation to Carriacou & Petite Martinique 2000 for the role it’s playing in educational development. He noted that the 13-month-old government views education as a major tool for the advancement of the nation. The government, as a whole, wants to build social and economic partnerships with all stakeholders, Senator Prime added. Dr. Gravesande said it was on the 12th of April 2008 that the college approached the New York group seeking assistance. Help was forthcoming within six month, with the group responding positively by October of last year. By Deanna Isaac Carriacou