TDC 50 Warren C. Tyson Memorial Scholarship Presentation Tour – PM Drew to make presentation

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 22, 2023 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon Dr Terrance Drew, remains resolute that the Federation is on its way to becoming a sustainable small island state and as part of his personal commitment to the effort, he will be making a presentation at his alma mater, the Dean Glasford Primary School, on Wednesday, May 24.

Achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the ways that will ensure that the Federation graduates to become a sustainable small island state, and on that day Prime Minister Drew will be out pushing for the achievement of SDG 4, which is to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’.

The TDC Group of Companies, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary under the theme ‘Your Neighbour, Your Partner, Your Future’, launched as part of the anniversary celebrations a ‘Warren C. Tyson Memorial Scholarship Public Primary Schools Tour’ which started on Monday, April 24 to showcase its longstanding academic excellence initiative, where beneficiaries of the scholarship programme make presentations at their alma mater.

According to the Company Secretary of the TDC Group of Companies, Mr Warren Moving, himself a beneficiary of the programme, the whole idea behind the Warren C. Tyson Memorial Scholarship Programme was for TDC to contribute to the development of the Nation, adding that it is about the development of children, making sure that they achieve exactly what they want to achieve in life to make better for themselves and the society overall.

“To get presenters for this Public Primary Schools Tour we selected them from former scholarship holders, those persons who are here, then selected those persons who have made contributions to our society, whether it is the job they do, or donations and contributions they would have made to the society,” said Mr Moving.

He noted that they contacted and asked them if they would be willing to do the presentations, and they were quite willing. He added that they didn’t have anybody who turned them down, as they were all quite willing to come forward and said ‘Yes, TDC did make this contribution towards my development’ and so were willing to inspire others to do the same.

“The Prime Minister and I were in the programme the same year in 1989 when we both joined the programme,” recalled Mr Moving. “I was in Gingerland Secondary School and then the Nevis Sixth Form, and he was in Basseterre Junior High School and Basseterre High School and then two years at the Sixth Form College, currently the CFBC.”

The first presentation was done on Monday, April 24 at St. Paul’s Primary School by Lawyer/Barrister/Attorney, Mr Crios Freeman. It was followed by a presentation in Nevis at the St. Thomas Primary School by Ms Kristelle Clark, an Administrator at a local company in Nevis on Tuesday, April 25.

The presentations continued at the Violet O. Jeffers Nicholls Primary School on Wednesday, April 26 by Mr Zario Chumney, a Secondary School Teacher and Nevisian cricketer; the St. James Primary School on Thursday, April 27 by a former Miss Culture Queen, Ms Clayticia Daniel, who is now a Radiologist; and the Joycelyn Liburd Primary School on Friday, April 28 by Ms Londy Esdaille, Accounts and Finance Manager at the Nevis Co-operative Credit Union, and who is also a Pastor at the Ebenezer United Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic, Gingerland.

With the merging of the Edgar T. Morris and the Estridge Primary Schools, School Principal Mr Dale Phipps, a Graduate Teacher who is also the President of the St. Kitts Teachers Union made the presentation. Initially, Mr Phipps would have presented at the Estridge Primary School, while Ms Jolene Williams, Director Human Resource Department, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) would have presented at the Edgar T. Morris Primary School.

Presentation at the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School was done by Mrs Merlese Warner-O’Loughlin, Director Legal Department at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB); the Sandy Point Primary School by Ms Venetta Jones, a Graduate Secondary School Teacher; and the Beach Allen Primary School by Ms Techelle McLean, Secretary General of St. Kitts and Nevis Foot Association.

At the Dieppe Bay Primary School, a presentation was done by a former Miss St. Kitts Queen, Ms Kalia Huggins, who is a Senior Project Research and Development Officer at the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis; the Irish Town Primary School by a Senior Economic Statistician at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Mrs Andrea Seaton-Richards; and at the Tucker Clarke Primary School by Mr Chad Kelly who is responsible for business operations in St. Kitts and Antigua for Caribbean Lottery.

Presenting at the Dr William Connor Primary School was Ms Duanna Williams, a Customer Service Representative at the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank, and General Secretary of the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA); and Mr Calvin Mason, Budget and Financial Analyst and Claims Supervisor at the TDC Insurance Company Limited, made a presentation at the Saddlers Primary School.

Professional Artist and Painter, Ms Sasha Herbert, made a presentation at the Cayon Primary School; Dr Rhon Carty, a Dentist, made a presentation at the Violet Petty Primary School. Other presentations in Nevis were at the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School by Mr Ian Byron, an Air Traffic Controller and National/Nevisian Cricketer; the Ivor Walters Primary School by the Programme Coordinator, United Nations Children Fund St. Kitts/Nevis, Mrs Wendy Elliott-Williams; and the Charlestown Primary School by Ms I-Shana Broadbelt, a Former Primary School Teacher.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 23, the presentation at the Newton Ground Primary School will be done by Ms Monique Harris, an Accountant at ZIZ Broadcasting; while the final presentations will be at the Tyrell Williams Primary School on Thursday, May 25 by Mr Kenyatta Burt, an Architect; and at the Bronte Welsh Primary School on Friday May 26 by Mr Gregory ‘Noah’ Mills, a well-known Entrepreneur/Consultant/Business Coach, and a former National Carnival Chairman.

ENDS