Sixty-six (66) awards will be presented at the Schools’ Independence Rally to graduates of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) who excelled in the 2023 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), as well as the Associate Degree and Teacher Education programmes.
This year; 26 National Scholarships, 7 Exhibition Awards, 4 Special Awards and 29 Bursaries have been awarded. The most outstanding of the National Scholars will receive the Prime Minister’s gold medal and a cash prize of $20,000 in addition to the five-year National Scholarship. There are two top scholars this year in the persons of Elzicho DeBique and David Dunn.
The following are the 2023 scholarship recipients:
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Elzicho De Bique Prime Minister’s Award
David Dunn Prime Minister’s Award
Joshua Small The Garth Saunders Award
Tai Ballantyne The Vaughn Toney Award
Solomon Bascombe The Elaine Connell Award
Ramiro Georges The Peter Ballantyne Award
Emma Rouse The Peggy Ince-Hull Award
Janica Browne The Ercelle John-Thomas Award
Eduardo Gibbons The Inspector Henry Providence Award
Giovanni Slack The Hugh Wyllie Award
Luke Wilson The Elvis Daniel Award
Marika Baptiste The Louise Toney Award
Aturo Parsons The Olivia Bentick Award
Runel Primus The James Daniel Award
Jadiah Sampson The Edgerton Scott Award
Kajé Jack The Alfred John Award
Cayla Morris The O.T Mayers Award
Matthew Washington The Oswald Nanton Award
Jeremy Abbott The Viola John Award
Kwèsi James The Nigel Greaves Award
Mikhael Neeme The Clement Ballah Award
Michael Sanyour The Winston Bacchus Award
Noah Hadley The Shirley Layne Award
Amanda Medford The Patrick DaSilva Award
Tawana Richards The Letchie & Dorothy Dickson Award
Winnessa James The Kenneth & Norma Jackson Award
EXHIBITION SCHOLARSHIP
Tyrese Fiedtkou
Colin Lewis
Jomarie Tash
Eroy John
Darius Dasouza
Eldricka Jack
Stephanique Ince
SPECIAL AWARDS
Aneka Neptune
Sylvorne Johnson
Deanna Williams
Cameron Bruce
BURSARIES
Akayla Crichton
Gemariah Harry
Renaldo Providence
Rebecca Sassine
Kerricia Thomas
Myah Bullock
Zavorn Campbell
Aaliyah Dickson
Rasheed George
Alleika Johnson
Elritha Davis
Phyliscia Placide
Odinga Williams
Serena Lyttle
Karlson Greaves
Kiara Burnette
Avont Phillips
Rossana Veira
Ivan Jobe
Lisa Jacobs
Sherri-Ann Ollivierre
Kallise Knights
Andrew Mapp
Mya Pompey
Janniah Ollivierre
Marsha Marshall
Danica Shallow
De Vere James
Odano Baptiste
These awards will be officially presented during the Schools’ Independence Rally carded for Tuesday 24 October at the Victoria Park beginning at 9:00 a.m.