CARIMAC Times 2016: The JREAM Edition Journalists Reviving Awareness of what Matters | Page 50

The Faculty of Science and Technology at
the University of the West Indies, Mona
Photo by Tori Haber

The decision
Green told CARIMAC Times that her mother made
the decision for her to pursue actuarial science, as
she wanted to become a teacher of mathematics
when she was younger. However, her mother, as a
girl, did not get the opportunity to do it because her
parents could not afford tertiary education.
She explained further that her mother loves mathematics
and would do anything related to the field. Green
shared that one day her mother was watching a
television programme in which the presenter spoke
about a lack of actuarial scientists in Jamaica. As the

presenter spoke about the criteria for profession,
her mother understood that it is math-based and,
therefore, thought of her daughter engaging in this
course of study.
Green’s eyes beamed with pride as she said her
mother is now a fashion designer. She pointed to
the black and white striped open-front cardigan
she wore. It was difficult to miss the hems as they
were done using white lace and adorned the bottom
of clothing. Her mother made it.
Dr. Angela Gordon Stair, senior counsellor at the
University of the West Indies Health Centre, said a

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