Twenty-two year old University of the West Indies (UWI) student, Alecia Johns, is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Rhodes scholarship. Ms. Johns, a final year student at the Norman Manley Law School, was selected from a field of eight candidates, comprising two males and six females. The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir…
More than 670 civil servants, each of whom has dedicated 25 years of service and more in various areas of the public sector, were yesterday (November 19), presented with long service awards, during a ceremony held on the lawns of King’s House, in Kingston. This year’s presentation included the recipients for 2008 and 2009, from…
Twenty-two year old Manchester farmer Nicholas Powell, a recipient of the 2009 Governor-General’s National Youth Award of Excellence, is working to develop a hurricane-proof greenhouse for the local farming sector. This move is in line with the current thrust by the Ministry of Agriculture to increase the use of greenhouse technology to boost agricultural production.…
Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Royland Barrett, was honoured by the residents of the parish on Wednesday (November 11) for his work in promoting volunteerism in the parish. At an awards ceremony and banquet hosted by the Trelawny Association of Volunteer Organisations (TAVO) at the Starfish Resort in Cooper’s Pen, praises and gifts were heaped upon…
