by Dominique Lescott
St. Kitts Nevis (WINN): The TDC Group of Companies awarded eight students with the 2021 TDC Warren C Tyson Memorial Scholarship on Saturday 9 October 2021.
Two students from Nevis and six students from St. Kitts were awarded the scholarship which provides assistance to high school students for up to seven years, to the sixth form, and is created to enhance the public school education’s outcomes.
The recipients for this years TDC Warren C Tyson Memorial Scholarship are:
Charlestown Secondary School
Jamual McDonald (Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School)
Gingerland Secondary School
Shakirah Wilkin (St. James Primary School)
Basseterre High School
Jazara Jarvis (Irish Town Primary School)
Cayon High School
Dave Cannonier (Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School)
Charles E. Mills Secondary School
Denim Henry (Irish Town Primary School)
Saddlers Secondary School
Hezekiel Richardson (Edgar T Morris Primary School)
Verchilds High School
Antwone Percival (Tyrell Williams Primary School)
Washington Archibald High School
Shakaylia Tatem (Tucker Clarke Primary School)
TDC Financial Services Company Limited Academic Excellence Recipients
Charlestown Secondary School
Zahir Hart (St. Thomas Primary School)
Gingerland Secondary School
Antwon Percival (Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School)
Basseterre High School
Stephanie Kawall (Deane Glasford Primary School)
Cayon High School
Mia Isaac (Cayon Primary School)
Charles E. Mills Secondary School
Zemorleah Baker (Sandy Point Primary School)
Saddlers Secondary School
Jahlecia Walters (Saddlers Primary School)
Verchilds High School
Shanaria Douglas (Bronte Welsh Primary School)
Washington Archibald High School
T’Shawn Merchant (Dr. William Connor Primary School)
A critical component of the program is internships. Students gain work experience in the TDC Group. A spokesperson used the example of one scholar who went off to London to advance their career.
Words of encouragement were given to the awardees during the ceremony by TDC Group’s Chairman Mr. Earle Kelly.
The inaugural scholarship program was held in 1981 and is named after TDC’s first chairman Warren C. Tyson. The scholarship has supported 249 students and TDC estimates that they spend approximately $100,000 dollars a year.
Additionally, the TDC Financial Services Company Limited presented the 2021 Academic Excellence Awards to eight runners-up.
