AWARD RECIPIENTS IN THE YEAR 2005 - St. Ann
St. Ann MR. ROLAND DOUGLAS MCPHERSON, J.P. Roland McPherson, born into a poor family, always had the determination to succeed.  From his early childhood, he knew what it was to face the struggles of life, walking to school bare-footed, and...

AWARD RECIPIENTS IN THE YEAR 2005 - Clarendon
Clarendon MS. LINDA KELLY Linda Kelly was born in May Pen, Clarendon on January 13, 1930, and along with her sister, grew up in a strong matriarchal household, headed by her mother and grandmother.   Her mother and grandmother were poor,...

AWARD RECIPIENTS IN THE YEAR 2005 - St. Mary
St. Mary EDWIN SAMUEL COLEMAN Edwin Samuel Coleman was born in Clarendon on February 12, 1957, and is the eldest of four boys. He grew up in a single parent household, as his father died when he was eight years old. Growing up was not easy, as he...

AWARD RECIPIENTS IN THE YEAR 2005 - St. Catherine
St. Catherine MR. CLARENCE GORDON FOSTER Clarence Gordon Foster was born on June 28, 1941 in the district of Ballynure, Manchester. The eighth of nine children born to Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Foster, young Clarence was considered “too bright” to remain...

AWARD RECIPIENTS IN THE YEAR 2005 - Mandeville
Manchester MS. CARMEN MARGARITA WARD, J.P. Carmen Margarita Ward has survived great difficulties, having lost her mother when she was 13 months old, and received, then, no childhood support from her father. She grew up with her maternal...