16 awarded Canadian scholarships Career & Education, Andrew Holness, last Monday urged recipients of the first ever Jamaica/Okanagan College scholarships to lift the Jamaican flag high during their time at the Canadian institution.
“When you leave here, you leave as ambassadors,” Holness told the 16 scholarship recipients at the award ceremony held at the Hilton Kingston hotel. “When you graduate, your professors must say, ‘Let us get some more Jamaicans because they worked and because they deserve it’.”
Scholarship recipient Von Powell (right) collects his cheque from Education Minister Andrew Holness at the first ever Jamaica/Okanagan College awards. The occasion was the awards ceremony held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel last Monday. Powell was among the 16 Jamaican students who received scholarships to the Canadian institution. Looking on is Canadian deputy high commissioner, Robert Shaw. (Photo: Karl McLarty)
The students - selected from Brown’s Town, Knox, and Portmore community colleges - will pursue courses in areas such as Human Resources, Business, and Hospitality Management. » Read the rest of the entry..