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Proud dad Dalvan Knight shares a warm embrace with his daughter Kyanna Knight after she receives her trophy at NCB Foundation’s scholarship and grant programme award ceremony at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston..
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August 25, 2024

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Sixteen of Jamaica’s brightest and most determined students have received a total of $7.2 million in tertiary scholarships through the annual NCB Foundation Scholarship & Grants Programme. In a surprise reveal ceremony at the AC Marriott Hotel recently, these exceptional students were honoured for their outstanding academic achievements and dedication to community development. More in the Business Social.

State minister Marsha Smith (seventh-left), Ministry of Education and Youth, and Thalia Lyn (seventh-right), chair of NCB Foundation, share in the excitement with this year’s scholarship recipients and NCB Foundation directors at the NCB Foundation’s scholarship and grants awards ceremony at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston..

Tavaughn Barrett (left) captures a selfie with his sister Toni Barrett after a receiving his NCB Foundation scholarship award at the NCB Foundation’s scholarship and grants programme awards ceremony at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston..

From left: Michael Lee-Chin, NCB Financial Group’s chairman; Thalia Lyn, NCB Foundation chair; Ainsworth Morris, past beneficiary of the scholarship programme; and Jamilia Crooks-Brown, NCB Foundation programmes administrator, celebrate the foundation’s 16 years of educational impact with its scholarship and grant programme at this year’s awards ceremony..

Paul Brown (left) receives his trophy from state minister Marsha Smith, Ministry of Education and Youth, at NCB Foundation’s scholarship and award ceremony at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. Brown was awarded the Dr Rickert Allen Memorial Scholarship valued at $600K annually to pursue a BSc in Networking with Cyber Security at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean..

National champions John-Ross Crooks (left) and Joshua Newsome share a moment on stage at NCB Foundation’s scholarship and grants programme awards ceremony held recently at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston..

Calisia Thompson (left) and Angel Bailey, NCB Scholarship and Grant Programme recipients, snap a quick selfie with Thalia Lyn (right), NCB Foundation chair, at the awards ceremony last week at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston..

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