Keonna Simon, the winner of the Prime Minister’s award for 2022 has settled into life at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she hopes to read for a degree in computational biology.
DESPITE CHALLENGES such as COVID-19, a Dengue outbreak and volcanic eruptions, 748 students have “emerged from the belly of the beast” to graduate from the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC). “This year marks the 13th year that the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College has held an amalgamated graduation ceremony and it’s the first full face to face ceremony since 2019. In 2020, in the face …
TWO YOUNG ladies are now revelling in the success of their hard work throughout their years as girl guides, having been bestowed what is considered the most prestigious and internationally recognised award in the Guiding movement. Akayla Crichton and Keonna Simon both received the Chief Commissioner’s Award last Friday evening before the current members of their former guide company, the No 1 Kingstown Guide Company. The award is usually given …