GECCU awards EC$21,000 in university bursaries

GECCU Ltd. has awarded EC$3,000 bursaries to seven members to support their pursuit of higher education. The total investment of EC$21,000 was presented during a ceremony held in Kingstown on October 29.

The recipients of the awards are Zanique Abbott-Roberts, Shamika Barker, Jelani Brudy, Gailene Daniel, Esther Smith, Aliston Stapleton, and Derica Yorke. Established in 2014, the GECCU University Bursary Programme aims to facilitate professional development and national advancement through education.

During the presentation, GECCU Chief Executive Officer Maxine Richards-Johnney encouraged the students to view the bursaries as a vote of confidence in their potential. The event included remarks from Yolande Barbour, Vice President of the GECCU Board of Directors, Chief Education Officer Mavis Findlay-Joseph, and Jimisha Roberts-Daniel of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus.