Hats off mainly to his parents, Devon Smith managed to stay above the fray during his childhood, not falling victim to crime like several young men with whom he grew up in the inner-city community of Waterhouse, Kingston. “It was a big group of us, and they took their little time and probably would gravitate…
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A Couple, Who Gives Students From The ‘Ghetto’ Scholarships, Celebrates With Graduate
Denecia Kelly’s graduation from university was so important for Linval Taylor and his wife Menervah, they flew into the island from the United States in time to witness it. They had provided the former high school drop-out with a scholarship, which facilitated her just-concluded journey through the University of Technology (U-Tech), where she earned a…
Taylor family giving more to Jamaica – Now facilitating 2 Computer Science scholarships
Two Jamaican residents are getting an opportunity to pursue a Bachelor’s degree online in Computer Science, thanks to a retired couple living in the United States. Linval Taylor and his wife Menervah, both Jamaican natives, are facilitating the scholarships, which are tenable at University of the People (UoPeople). “Our objective is to provide scholarships where…