New Registrar For University Of Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Dr. Nigel C. Gravesande, has been appointed Registrar at the University of Guyana.

Gravesande, who took up office on Monday, succeeds Vincent Alexander.

Up to recently, he was the Registrar of Grenada’s T.A. Marryshow Community College, a position he had held since 2002.

The University of Guyana says Gravesande, who has held various senior positions here and in Grenada, will focus on making the University the premiere tertiary institution in the Caribbean.

During his tenure, the new Registrar also plans to contribute to expanding the University’s resource base, through strategic arrangements with industry and organizations locally, regionally and internationally.