8 Young Jamaicans Receive Medical Scholarships to Study in Cuba
Eight young Jamaicans will depart the island in August to pursue medical degrees in Cuba under the Cuba-Jamaica Cooperation Programme for the academic year 2016-2017.
The students were reportedly chosen from a field of over 300 applicants following a selection process by the Cuban Embassy.
The students who have been selected are: Sanja Bonnick, Shanize Shanna-Kay Stewart, Brittnie Dahlia Paul-Ann Lee, Nicholas Hugh Campbell, Sheldon Fitzgerald Antonio Brown, Shannoy Powell and Dr. Marlon de Wayne Brown and Dr. Tanisha Trusty who will pursue post graduate studies.
The course of study will last for seven years, with the first year dedicated to the study of the Spanish language. The scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, meals, clothing, allowance, study materials and medical care.
One of the recipients of a scholarship, Mr Nicholas Campbell recently expressed his appreciation for the grants he has received while speaking with the JIS.
Campbell, who is from a single parent home in St Mary stated that he is grateful for the financial support that he will be receiving through the programme.
“This scholarship to me is really an honour because to afford medical school here in Jamaica is too expensive for my mom. I am really grateful for it and I look forward to…coming back to contribute to my community and to build my country,” he stated.
Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, who presented the scholarships to the awardees at a recent ceremony held at the Cuban Embassy, said the Programme has helped to strengthen the friendship and cooperative ties between both countries.
“Cuba has also offered and continues to offer cooperation, mainly in the fields of health and education, in countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. Not only Cuban teachers have rendered their services in many developing countries, but also many students from those countries have studied and graduated, free of charge, in Cuban universities,” he stated.
Source: JIS
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