Parris Lyew-Ayee (second right), chairman of the JN Foundation congratulates Russell Barrett (right) who is the Oliver Clarke Graduate Scholarship recipient. Sharing in the moment are the Hon. Earl Jarrett (left), deputy chair and chief executive officer of The Jamaica National Group and Claudine Allen, general manager of the JN Foundation.
Twenty-five-year-old Russell Barrett, who resides in St Elizabeth, is the recipient of the Oliver Clarke Graduate Scholarship, which was awarded to celebrate the life and legacy of the late chair of the board of directors of The Jamaica National Group, a media mogul and Jamaican business stalwart.
Russell, a senior public procurement officer of the Southern Regional Health Authority, said that being selected as the first recipient of the prestigious scholarship was an overwhelming and grateful feeling.
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If you guessed something else, continue reading to see how dad Kristofferson Nunes, user name PurplecowKris, came to be calling his son Sahír-Amal Nunes, nothing but Lavender Calf or LC for short.
Kris, a creative entrepreneur, has been using his educational background and expertise to not only help his fellow young Jamaicans, but to also provide assistance, support and guidance to other entrepreneurs or small business persons throughout the Caribbean.
Kris is the Founder of UCA Jamaica, which came to life in 2017. UCA is a full-service youth marketing agency on a mission to improve youth employment in Jamaica and across the Caribbean.
Earl Jarrett (sitting at right), deputy chairman and chief executive officer of The Jamaica National Group and Professor Colin Gyles, president of University of Technology sign a memorandum of understanding on academic programme and research for drought solutions. Sharing in the moment are Professor Carol Archer (standing at left) of UTech and Claudine Allen, general manager of the JN Foundation.
The JN Foundation and the University of Technology (UTech) have forged a partnership to train more persons in water adaptation as one of the solutions to address the country’s drought challenges.
The partnership was formalised through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently, which will see the development of a course certifying persons for careers in water adaptation and research relating to rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling.
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