Finance Minister Peter Phillips and businessman Stafford Burrowes will be the hounorees at the annual Jamaica College (JC) Carlton Alexander Awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on June 20.

Phillips is being recognised for his decades of comittment to public service in Jamaica while Stafford will be honoured for his contributions to the tourism sector.

“We are pleased to announce that we will continue the tradition of honouring two of JC’s outstanding old boys,” said Christopher Williams, president of the Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association, noting that the achievements of both men have made the school proud.

The Carlton Alexander Awards was established in 1990 by the JC Old Boys’ Association, as a tribute to perpetuate the memories of Carlton Alexander for his contribution to JC and the wider society. It is presented annually to two old boys who have exemplified leadership, achievement and status in their chosen fields.

A high ranking member of the People’s National Party, Phillips has held several ministerial roles in Government over the last two decades. Before his current role as Minister of Finance, he served as Minister of National Security for six years up to 2007. He was Minister of Transport and Works from 1998 to October 2001 and was Minister of Health from 1995 to 1997. Between 1994 and 1995, Phillips was Minister in charge of Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister and from 1993 to 1994 was Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister.

Burrowes is chairman and CEO of marine attraction Dolphin Cove. With its dolphins, sharks, stingrays, and other exotic life forms housed in facilities spread across 1,700 feet of beachfront and lagoons, Dolphin Cove lures over 250,000 visitors per year and is Jamaica’s second most popular tourist attraction — after Dunn’s River Falls.