(From left) Stephen Newland, Programme Director for the Trash to Treasure initiative, Angella Ballentine, teacher at Unity Primary school, Dr Andrew Spencer, Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, Member of Parliament for West Rural St Andrew and Antoinette Simmons, teacher at Unity Primary school with students from Unity Primary School, winners of the Trash to Treasure competition.
June 13, 2019
Unity Primary wins Trash to Treasure competition
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Unity Primary in West Rural St Andrew has emerged winners of the Trash to Treasure environmental competition, an initiative of Member of Parliament Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
The school collected 12,500 plastic bottles and was awarded nearly $100,000, five desktop computers, a tablet for the best essay, and a trip for two teachers to Miami, Florida.
The initiative, which was created in October 2008, was implemented under the Tourism Product Development Company-administered Spruce Up Programme.
(From left) Dr Andrew Spencer, Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Member of Parliament for West Rural St Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn pose with representatives from Allman Hill Primary School, third place in the Trash to Treasure competition. The school walked away with 45,000 dollars in cash prizes, a tablet for the best visual art project, and a screen and projector for the school.
