According to the council, the posts have been made in an effort to reach a wider cross-section of people.

"We recognise that social-networking sites, such as YouTube and Facebook, are where a significant segment of our publics are, i.e. students and teachers (markers), and if we want to communicate with them effectively, we need to meet them where they are," Cleveland Sam, CXC's public information officer told The Gleaner yesterday.

He pointed out that the council would be on Facebook, a popular social network, in another few weeks.

"The site will feature everything that is happening at CXC and the registrar will, shortly, start a weekly video message on the YouTube site," Sam said.

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