THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on February 19 in the years identified: 1962:Limited, Alumina Jamaica

the pioneer bauxite developer and the only alumina producer in the island, is changing its name to ALCAN Jamaica Limited, it is announced by Mr J. F. Horwood, chairman and managing director of the company, at a press conference at the Terra Nova Hotel. The future abbreviated name of the company will be ALCAN. 1962:that

The premier says

Jamaica is in the second stage of its development where new problems had emerged, and these have been the subject of intense study. Mr Manley makes the statement when he is giving the official welcome to the 20 participants in the seventh course of the Economic Development Institute of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, at the old Legislative Chamber, Headquarters House. 1970:of

The Jamaica branch

the UWI Guild of Graduates announces the inception of two new awards to be sponsored by the guild. These are the ‘Sir Philip Sherlock Award, and the Ivy Loncke Bursary. The first of these awards is being made to the person who, in opinion of the Guild, has contributed most of the cause of regional unity in the Caribbean, and the second to a “needy student” at The University of the West Indies. 1986:The

national cricket selectors recall former captain and Test batsman Basil Williams for the Geddes Grant/Harrison Line limited-over final against the Leeward Islands in St Johns on Saturday, March 1, 1986. The 34-year-old Williams who made his first class in 1970 against Guyana, is called in to strengthen Jamaica’s batting after a season of disappointing performances during which the team reached 200 runs on only one occasion in the Shell Shield competition. 1986:and Reactions of “shock

condemnation” are expressed by national orga– nisations, following Government’s decision to charge students tuition fees at the University of the West Indies and the College of Arts Science and Technology.