The College of the Florida Keys recently received $340,026 in state funding to renovate its dive locker facility.
The dive facility is used to store, clean, and service equipment used in the collegeâs Diving, Business, and Technology program. It includes an office, repair room, scuba cylinder and gear storage, a compressor room, and hyperbaric chamber room.
The building, which is adjacent to the collegeâs 40-foot-deep dive training lagoon and pool, is used by students and employees as well as local dive shops, and state and federal agencies that visit CFK to conduct dive-related trainings.
âI am personally thankful, and I know that our students, employees and the community are grateful for these funds,â CFK President Jonathan Gueverra said. âThe dive locker is an integral part of many of our programs and to have it fully functional is imperative. I look forward to continuing our efforts working with Rep. (Jim) Mooney and Sen. (Ana) Rodriguez as they bring
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that the College of the Florida Keys is among 27 entities designated as Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training
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Haiti TPS
A decision by President
Joe Bidenâs administration to extend temporary protected status for Haitian nationals has delegation members (happily) reaching out to help individuals through the process.
âOur Haitian brothers and sisters deserve our full support and protection,â wrote Rep.
Val Demings, an Orlando Democrat, in a Sunday tweet. âI strongly support this new TPS designation to protect Haitians living in the United States. Please contact my office if you need assistance applying for protected status.â
On Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas announced Haitian migrants already in the U.S. could apply for TPS for 18 months. Thatâs a reversal from policy under former President