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St. Lucia’s Queen’s 2022 Commonwealth Essay Awardees Announced

By SLUDTERA

SLUDTERA’s SLQCEA’s Planning Committee in partnership with Songtry, hosted The 5th Annual St. Lucia Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Awards at the Finance Administrative Centre, on Wednesday January 11th, 2023 at 10:00 am. as part of the 2023 St. Lucia Nobel Laureate Festival. The Awards announced the ten students who participated in the 2022 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, celebrated the four students who earned gold, silver and bronze certificates, acknowledged the partners and sponsors who are supporting the event, and recognized a former participant writer. 

The 2022 National Awardees of the 2022 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition are;

  • Samuella Bertrand of the Balata Primary School
  • Merkisha Justin of the Balata Primary School
  • Makaeda Smith of the Grande Riviere Primary School
  • Ianie Paul of the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School
  • Latoya Murray of the Babonneau Secondary School
  • Iyana Paul of the Leon Hess Comprehensive Secondary School
  • Aiyana Descartes of St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School
  • Jaeda Felicien of the St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School
  • Jody Frederick of the St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School
  • Shernessa Joseph of the Vieux Fort Secondary School – A Level Department

The 2022 National Gold, Silver & Bronze Awardees are;

  • Shernessa Joseph – Gold Certificate
  • Jody Frederick – Gold Certificate
  • Jaeda Felicien – Silver Certificate
  • Aiyana Descartes – Bronze Certificate

Keynote speaker for the event was Ms. Khadijah Halliday. Other speakers at the event included Ms. Gianetti George, Deputy Chief Education Officer-Instruction (Ag) at the Ministry of Education, Ms. Perlina Murray of Songtry, and Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition Junior Judge, Mrs. Michelle N. Samuel. Refreshments were provided by Melly’s Mix It Up.

Thank you to our 2022 Sponsors & Partners; Calabash TV Studios, The Taiwan Embassy in Saint Lucia, The St. Lucia Nobel Laureate Committee, SLUDTERA, Songtry, Melly’s Mix It Up, Blu Media Marketing, Subway St. Lucia, My Fancy Feet and Health Services International, Ti Voye’s Collections, Trophy Centre, Your Startup Advisor, Holistic Lifestyle, A Happier Healthier U, and Entity Home.

The public is invited to visit the St. Lucia Commonwealth Writers website at https://5fc068d63977b.site123.me to learn more about the annual awards ceremony and to listen to the entries of the students of last year’s and previous years. 

St. Lucia’s ‘Golden’ Commonwealth Writer: Interview with Khadijah Halliday is SLUDTERA’s next event, which will be held on Monday January 16th at 2pm on GIS/NTN Flow Channel 122.