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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), participates in the handover of a cheque valued at more than $2.7 million to four students who are pursuing studies at the Portland-based College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE). Occasion was the presentation of the Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship at the Ministry in Kingston on October 13. The students are Tamoi McLean (second left); Daunja Galloway (third left) and Celine Sitladeen (third right). Absent is Vanessa McMurrine. Sharing in the presentation are Acting General Manager, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Joan Thomas Levy (left); Chairman, Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Board, Sherene Golding Campbell (second right); and Principal Director, Mining/Minerals (Acting) in the Ministry, Suresh Bhalai (right). In the background are Director of Bauxite Lands, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay; and Programme Executioner, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, Pamela Nesbeth.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), participates in the handover of a cheque valued at more than $2.7 million to four students who are pursuing studies at the Portland-based College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE). Occasion was the presentation of the Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship at the Ministry in Kingston on October 13. The students are Tamoi McLean (second left); Daunja Galloway (third left) and Celine Sitladeen (third right). Absent is Vanessa McMurrine. Sharing in the presentation are Acting General Manager, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Joan Thomas Levy (left); Chairman, Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Board, Sherene Golding Campbell (second right); and Principal Director, Mining/Minerals (Acting) in the Ministry, Suresh Bhalai (right). In the background are Director of Bauxite Lands, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay; and Programme Executioner, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, Pamela Nesbeth.

Four CASE Students Get Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship

By: Chris Patterson, October 14, 2022
Four students from the parishes of St. Ann and Manchester are this year’s recipients of the Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship. The students, who are pursuing studies at the...
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Jamaica Thanks Japan for Support to Coffee Industry

By: Twila Wheelan, October 12, 2022
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