SECRETARY General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, is expected to give the feature address at the University of Guyana (UG) Convocation ceremony slated for Saturday, November 8, on the university’s Turkeyen campus.

More than 1,400 students are expected to graduate from the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry, Education and Humanities, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Technology and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

This 48th Convocation will also include the first batch of students from the Faculty of Health Sciences, who will be graduating with the Bachelor of Science in Optometry and Medical Rehabilitation.

The grand rehearsal for the prospective graduates is scheduled for Friday, November 7, at 16:00 on the campus.

Meanwhile, the Berbice campus Convocation will be held on November 22, at Tain, Corentyne, Berbice.