CMU student pleads for a chance to be the change in his community

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CMU student pleads for a chance to be the change in his community

Nineteen-year-old Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) student Ricardo Shields is thanking God he can make it through year one pursuing a mechatronics engineering degree. He is uncertain if he will make it to year two and beyond, but is putting all...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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