On Thursday, January 21, 2021, Shireka Campbell and Devonte Webster received CB Group UWI 5K “Miss Kitty 2021” scholarships from attorney-at-law and media practitioner Khadine “Miss Kitty” Hylton at The University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters.
For the past three years, Miss Kitty, who was the master of ceremonies for the event, has donated a scholarship each year to an outstanding student enrolled at the university who is in dire financial need.
While enrolled in the Faculty of Law at The UWI, Miss Kitty would witness first hand students who were under severe financial pressure, who despite their adverse circumstances were excelling academically but who lived in constant fear of not being allowed to sit exams or, worse, being deregistered all together. Miss Kitty felt compelled to assist, expressing deep concern for the welfare of these students: “It was very difficult to see these students working so hard and trying to get ahead with the constant financial pressure looming over them as to whether they would be able to sit their exams or not. The first three students I helped, by granting them my Miss Kitty Scholarship, graduated with me with first class and upper second class honours. I am immensely proud of them and grateful that they were able to make themselves, their communities and families proud.”
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