28 students get scholarships from Burger King
Twenty-eight students from across the island, who have excelled academically, have been awarded scholarships, bursaries and grants totalling $5.1 million by restaurant franchise, Burger King Jamaica, to offset tuition and other school-related expenses.
The scholars, who
will be pursuing secondary and tertiary studies, beginning in September, were
presented with their awards and prizes, during a ceremony held at the Terra
Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on Monday.
Minister of State in
the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alando Terrelonge, in his
remarks, noted that an education is the best gift that can be given to a child.
“The best investment
we can make in Jamaica is in our youth. The best investment we can make is in developing
the human capital of this country. These young [students] are that human
capital. It is in them that we must spend billions of dollars to ensure their
prosperity and the prosperity of our nation,” he said.
