KINGSTON, Jamaica – Seven local high school students have been awarded scholarships under the Annual Jamaica/Grace Kennedy Scholarship Award based on their performance last year in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in June 2014.

The students, who attended high schools in Kingston, St Andrew and Clarendon, were selected from amongst 168 students. They are:

• Romario White – Jamaica Male, Campion College

• Kaesha Thomas – Jamaica Female, Campion College

• Clenmar Rowe – Jamaica Independence Open, Glenmuir High School

• Scizar Samuels – Jamaica Independence (Male), Wolmer’s Boys School

• Rochelle Knight – Jamaica Independence (Female), Campion College

• John Matthews – Jamaica Adult Suffrage, Campion College

• Ojae Henry – Jamaica Centerary (Male), Glenmuir High School

Five of the scholarship recipients, according to the Ministry of Education, are currently studying at the University of the West Indies. Six are pursuing Medicine.

The scholarships cover tuition fees, a maintenance allowance of $60,000, and a book allowance of $15,000. All awardees are bonded to work with the Jamaican Government or any local organisation approved by the Ministry of Education for a period stipulated by the Cabinet Office.