• Submitted by: manso
• International
• 06 / 14 / 2011

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Five Jamaican students have been awarded scholarships to study medicine at universities in Cuba, under the 2011-2012 Cuba-Jamaica Medical Scholarship Programme.

Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yuri Gala Lopez, presented the scholarships on Friday, June 10, at a ceremony at the Cuban Embassy, on Trafalgar Road, in Kingston. The awardees were Cheryl Barnes, Kimberley Lynch, Okiney Clarke, David Dwyer and Delano Davis.

Extremely pleased

In an interview with JIS News, second-year student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), David Dwyer, said that he was extremely pleased to receive the scholarship.

"It gives me the opportunity to experience a new culture and to learn a new language," he said. A past student of Mannings High School, in Westmoreland, David said studying medicine was always his dream. He had enrolled at UWI to pursue studies in food chemistry, with the hope of eventually going into the medical field.

"Being given this opportunity now, I know I can pursue medicine without having the financial pressure. It is not easy to pursue medicine in Jamaica you know, so I am indeed grateful for this scholarship," he explained.

Another awardee, Cheryl Barnes, said she was equally grateful for the scholarship because of her economic situation.

"I am very grateful for this opportunity because (of) where I am coming from. I think I really deserve it, because I have worked very hard," she said.

Ambassador Lopez urged the awardees to do well in their studies, and make a meaningful contribution to Jamaica's development, and the well-being of its people.

Source: http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20110613/news/news13.html