A corner laying ceremony was held for the LJM Academy on Maritime Cay August 15, 2013. Sitting in the front row from left: Prime Minister Perry Christie; Bernadette Christie; Founder of the LJM Academy, Lowell J. Mortimer OBE; Lady Foulkes; and Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes. (BIS Photo/ Peter Ramsay)

Work has begun on the LJM Maritime Academy, named after founder Lowell J Mortimer OBE, with dignitaries attending a cornerstone laying ceremony on Maritime Cay, August 15, 2013.

The LJM Academy was officially launched in November 2012 and when completed will be a state-of-the-art training facility for Bahamian maritime professionals.