CPJ disburses $1.5 million in scholarships
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) on Tuesday awarded $1.5 million in scholarships to 49 students who are children of employees at the company.
The recipients were selected on the basis of their attaining and maintaining an above 74 per cent average during the last school year at the primary and secondary levels, or a minimum grade point average of 3.0 at the tertiary level.
It was the 12th consecutive year that the food-and-beverage distribution company was extending financial support to the children of its employees.
A number of students also received schoolbooks during the awards ceremony held at the company’s Freeport offices in Montego Bay.
The children, most of whom will be returning to school within another two weeks, were also feted after the presentation ceremony.
