Junior Achievement St. Lucia held its 19th Annual Awards ceremony on September 17, 2015 under the distinguished patronage of Her Excellency Governor General Dame Pearlette Lousiy. The theme of the celebration was “Promoting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship among the Youth.”
Recognition was given to primary and secondary schools that participated in the programme for the year 2014/2015. The ceremony climaxed with a presentation of awards to participants of the Company Programme. This programme allows secondary school students to establish and operate a company within an allotted timeframe, using capital from the sale of shares to finance their operations.
The recipients of the individual awards were:
National Achiever of the Year 2014/2015
- 1st place – Keeghan Patrick of St Mary’s College;
- 2nd place – Valerie Baptiste of Choiseul Secondary School
- 3rd place – R’ Monty Regis of Soufriere Comprehensive School.
The Sales Person of the Year is Kamaliah Monroque of JA Xpress Designs from Babonneau Secondary School.
Company Awards were presented to:
- Best Attendance – JA Xpress Designz of the Babonneau Secondary School
- Best Records – Tie Dazzle of the Choiseul Secondary School
- Highest Return on Investment – Gem Papier of the George Charles Secondary School
- Governor General’s Award for Innovation, Originality and Creativity – Gem Papier of the George Charles Secondary School
The Company of the Year 2014/2015 was also awarded to GEM Papier of George Charles Secondary. Tie Dazzle of Choiseul Secondary School placed second and the third-place winner was JA Xpress Designz of Babonneau Secondary.
Managing Director of RJB Hotel Supplies, Mr. Rick John Bernard was the featured guest speaker of the event. He shared his experience on becoming an entrepreneur, providing inspiration to the students. He assured them that, “Having a dream, hard work, determination, passion and staying focused brings about lasting rewards”.
This year’s awards ceremony was attended by principals, teachers, students of infant, primary, and secondary schools, along with specially invited guests from the private and public sector. Notably present were the Minister of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs, Emma Hippoylte, and Dr. Robert Lewis, Minister of Education, Human Resource Development & Labor.
This year’s ceremony was included in the calendar of activities for Business Month, an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce.
Junior Achievement St. Lucia congratulates all the participants and encourages them to continue developing their entrepreneurial spirit.
As we prepare for the start-up activities which signifies the commencement of the new business year, please call or email us at 452-5995 or jaslu@candw.lc to find out how you could partner with JA St. Lucia.
