Last Updated on July 5, 2026, 7:41 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The William Marcus Natta Memorial Scholarship Fund recently rewarded four primary school students with scholarships at their 15th Scholarship Awards Ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Holy Trinity Activities Centre in Basseterre on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
The organization announced the name of the four primary students online on social media handle. Two of the recipients of the scholarship award were students of the Tucker Clarke Primary School, Aaliá Browne and Kéjorn Eddy. The other two students were from the Halliday Smith Primary School Cherika Flemming and Williams Archibald.
During the ceremony organisers of the ceremony mentioned they felt proud and extremely happy to welcome new four primary students into the William Marcus Natta Scholars family. They also expressed gratitude to Beliesha Mc Donald-Natta who was the speaker in the ceremony. In the ceremony she inspired the students to achieve their dreams with practice and purpose. She delivered her remarks under the theme “From Promise to Possibility”.
She also encouraged the students to live life with courage and never stop trying while chasing their dream. She stated, “Nurture your promise, practice with purpose, lead with kindness, summon courage, and never stop trying, no matter the obstacles, to turn your promise into possibility”.
The organization thanked the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Lisa-Romayne Archibald-Pistana for her insightful and encouraging remarks in the ceremony. Moreover, Minister of Tourism et al, Marsha T. Henderson also attended the ceremony and reminded the students that no goal was too high and no ambition was too great to achieve.
Notably, the William Marcus Natta Memorial Scholarship Fund organisation wished good luck to their new Scholars. The organization mentioned, “Your journey has just begun and we cannot wait to see your possibilities unfold, Congratulations”
The organizations even encouraged all the applicants who were not selected for the scholarship. The organisers stated that they feel proud for everyone who applied for the scholarship.
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