Ten deserving students have received a valuable head start on their secondary school journey through the Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association (SLHTA) Tourism Enhancement Fund’s (TEF) latest scholarship awards.
Established on October 11th 2021, the Eileen Paul Scholarship Fund provides financial support to secondary school students, whose parents are employed in the tourism industry. The scholarship is named in honour of Eileen Paul, who was the heart and soul of the SLHTA, having served the organisation for over forty years.
Scholarship holders receive a grant of EC$2000.00 annually for 5 years, once they maintain a grade average of 70%.
This year’s recipients were honoured during a ceremony on Friday, August 16th, 2024, at the Sandals Grande St. Lucian.
They are:
– Sariah O’Neil: Soufriere Comprehensive Secondary School
– Donte Charles: Leon Hess Comprehensive Secondary School
– Caleb James: Leon Hess Comprehensive Secondary School
– Kyree Clovis: Soufriere Comprehensive Secondary School
– Silvie-Marie Salvador: St Joseph’s Convent
– Viniah Louis: Soufriere Comprehensive Secondary School
– Arabella Charles: St Joseph’s Convent
– Izzabella Frederick: Entrepot Secondary School
– Javaun William: Leon Hess Comprehensive Secondary School and
– Tina Brown: St Joseph’s Convent
Programme Manager of the SLHTA’s TEF Donette Ismael, is always excited for this time of year. Ismael said, “Eileen Paul always wanted to create a scholarship programme for line team members; heart of house team members, who would not otherwise be able to get these opportunities. For a child to be able to get one of our scholarships, they have to have a 70 average and above. And what we do Ms. Amos, our Project Officer because she loves working with people, always follows up with all of our recipients. We follow up with them, we meet with the parents, we meet with the students. And even when a child may not be able to maintain the average, we always inquire and work with the families to find out the reason why, and how as an SLHTA we may be able to assist and be able to retain the students on our programme.”