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This year's proud St Mary Education Trust (SMET) scholarship recipients alongside SMET directors' Charles Johnston (right), trustee of the EJMB and chairman of Jamaica Producers Group; Lisa McGregor-Johnston (second left), chair of SMET and head of corporate services at the Jamaica Producers Group Ltd; Pamela Phillips-Campbell (second right), director, SMET; Elizabeth Phillips, chair of the Sydney A Phillips Trust and director of the SMET (back row, right) and Patsy Kelly (right), director, SMET.
Business, Business Observer, Business Report Daily Biz
October 18, 2024

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The St Mary Education Trust (SMET), a registered charity for the furtherance of education of the island’s youth, awarded over $3 million in scholarships to 11 promising Jamaican students pursuing tertiary education.

These scholarships, a combination of the Sydney A Phillips Scholarships (SAPS) and Jamaica Producers Group’s Ernest Johnston Memorial Bursary (EJMB), aim to support and empower the next generation of leaders, particularly those from the company’s home parish of St Mary. At the ceremony, executives from the Jamaica Producers Group and the SMET board of directors presented these awards and addressed the next generation of leaders about the importance of education as a powerful tool for transformation — not just for themselves, but for their families, communities and society as a whole. More in the Business Social.

From left: Charles Johnston, trustee of the EJMB and chairman of Jamaica Producers Group; Sydney A Phillips Scholarship recipient Jaelaan-Adrian Thomas; and Lisa McGregor-Johnston, chair of SMET and head of corporate services at the Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.

Patsy Kelly, director, SMET, exchanges thoughts with 2024 SMET Scholarship recipient Raheem Lindo..

Lisa McGregor-Johnston (right), chair of SMET and Head of corporate services at the Jamaica Producers Group Ltd, encourages 2024 SMET Scholarship recipient Alexcia Rose in her pursuit of her final year of computer science degree..

From left: Christina Howell, PJG and SMET corporate governance officer, smiles proudly alongside 2024 SMET Scholarship recipient Hope Bagwandeen..

Elizabeth Phillips, chair of the Sydney A Phillips Trust, chats enthusiastically with 2024 SMET Scholarship recipient Jurace Richards..

Charles Johnston, trustee of the EJMB and chairman of Jamaica Producers Group, brings encouraging and inspiring remarks at the 2024 SMET scholarship awards ceremony..

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