Joslyn Prince gets youth Heroism Award

The Academic and Extra-Curricular Excellence Award

Captaining her team to championship at the windward island games in 2011is just one of her many sporting achievement at the high school level. Besides being an ‘A’ student she was voted head girl in her 5th form year. Upon graduation from the Portsmouth Secondary School, she received awards for 6 subjects, for volleyball, sports woman of the year, and the James Fabien awards for excellence in academics and sports.

She entered the Dominica State College with 5 grade ones and 2 grade twos from CXC CSEC and while currently training to attend windward island games in St Vincent in august 2013, she still continues sporting activities at the DSC with a GPA of 3.63.

In recognition of her excellent performance in academia and extracurricular activities, Phibisha Joseph is the recipient of the Academic and Extra-Curricular Award, sponsored by First Domestic Insurance Company.

The Agriculture Award

With more than 7 years of agricultural experience, this young man started farming on a small scale and now includes both the growth of crops and animal rearing, with a small scale agro-processing.

A year ago he launched his business, KV’s Enterprise which produces and packages confectionaries for sale locally and even exports these goods to the US and the UK.

In recognition of his outstanding achievement and involvement in agriculture, Kervin Vidal is the recipient of the outstanding youth in agriculture Award, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

The Cultural & Heritage Award

This young lady is well known for her contributions to culture by her participation in calypso, the former junior calypso monarch and 1st runner up at this year’s competition.

In recognition of her outstanding achievement in promotion of local culture, Janae Jackson is this year’s recipient of the outstanding youth in culture and heritage award, sponsored by First Domestic Insurance Company.

The Sports Award

He has represented Dominica in the cricket under 13 team both locally and regionally at age 11. At age 13, he broke the 14 short put record for Dominica in the 2012 Independence Athletics Meet. By the age of 14 he obtained 5 bronze, 6 silver, with a personal best of 14.10 meters in short put with the 5k and 40.10 meters with 1.6k in discus.

In recognition of his outstanding achievements and positive contributions in the field of Sports, Josh Toussaint is the recipient of the outstanding youth in sports Award, sponsored by Dominica Olympic Committee.

The Visual Arts Award

At his high school graduation, he received the most outstanding art and craft student award and has since gone on to receive other awards for arts and craft. As 4-H local leader at primary and secondary schools, he has organized several arts and craft display days. He currently teaches visuals art at the St. Mary’s Primary School and the Isaiah Thomas Secondary School. As a result of his teaching and guidance in visual arts, his students have gone on to receive gold medals in the area of art and craft.

In recognition of his outstanding involvement and performance in visual arts, Bert Shankar Paul is the recipient of the outstanding youth in visual arts award, sponsored by Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs.

The Entrepreneurship Award

In 2010 he successfully completed the Waitukubuli Entrepreneur Level Retreat. And in 2012 he emerged as one of the Dominica Youth Business Trust’s top male entrepreneur. His enterprise, Burton Motor specializes in the sale of bike parts and accessories and he has the goal of one day expanding his business.

For his successful management and sustenance of a viable self owned enterprise, Burton Jno Baptiste is the recipient of the outstanding youth in entrepreneurship award, sponsored by the Youth Development Division.

The Esteemed Challenge Award

Having lost his ability to see at birth, when of age he was enrolled in the Montisorry Centre and Alpha Centre for a short time, butbecause of his high intelligence he was placed in mainstream education at the Berean Christian Academy and later on learned to communicate through Braille.

He wrote the Grade Six National Assessment Examination in May 2008, and was then enrolled at the St. Mary’s Academy and is even currently writing the CXC CSEC exams. He is an active member of DAPD and has been part of its Blind Cricket team. He also assists other blind persons within the organization with their computer literacy skills.

In recognition of his outstanding contribution in the social/economic/professional sector despite disability, Loik Charles is the recipient of the esteemed challenge award, sponsored by the Discover Dominica Authority

The Esteemed Volunteer Award

The current PRO of the Bioche Disaster Program, a Flamboyant Dancer, a member of the St. Peters planning committee are just a few exerts from his list of voluntary work. Emersed in voluntary work from an early age, he has also contributed to the field of culture by his volunteerism in costume design.

In recognition of his valuable contribution to youth development and empowerment through efforts as a volunteer, Kirk Dumas is the recipient of the esteemed volunteer award, sponsored by the Youth Development Division.

The Media Award

Her involvement in radio media began in 1999 as an intern for the summer at DBS radio, co-hosting the program Summer Jams. During her two years at college, she continued volunteering her services to the radio station. From 2008 she was employed at DBS radio as a production assistant and the host of Weekday Rendezvous. Molded by the top radio personnel’s in the field, such as the great Ferdinand Frampton himself, she herself is a role model to other youth because of her media work and volunteerism is the recipient of the outstanding youth in agriculture Award.

For her outstanding representation and promotion of youth activities in the media profession, Kimara Hurtault is the recipient of the outstanding youth in media award, sponsored by Mr. Frankie ‘Krazy’ Bellot.

The Community Youth Organization Award

This group’s purpose is to produce a generation of community resident who are upright and will create a positive contribution towards development of Sineku, which in turn would eradicate the negative social stigma associated with the community. Their activities undertaken includes annual summer schools for children age 4 to 12, and community enhancement projects and partnership with the east Dominica federation to undertake summer activities just to name a few.

In recognition of their outstanding promotion of youth development and empowerment through its programs and policies, the Lescalier Motivators are the recipients of the outstanding community youth organization award, sponsored by the Ministry ofSocial Services, Community Development and Gender Affairs.

The Music Award

Introduced to music at the early age of 7, she learned to play the classical piano and the violin. She later joined the St Alphonsus scout troop where she played the snare drums and cymbals and eventually became the band major. She later discovered he love for signing and passion for song composition. She has performed in many top shows linked to international artists such as Queen Ifrica and Chris Martin. Upon her employment as a teacher at the St. Mary’s Primary school she quickly took up work in the music field, assisting the All Boy’s choir who placed 1st in the Choir Festival Competition. This young lady is no stranger to the stage.

In recognition of her outstanding involvement in music and musical performance, Melinda Chervon Ulysses is the recipient of the outstanding youth in music award, sponsored by LIME Dominica.

The Heroism Award

On Friday April 19th 2013, heavy rainfall and gusts of wind, from a tropical depression, caused the expected transportation hiccups around the island. On their rout to Roseau, Joslyn Prince, his football team mate and coach, fell victims, that morning, to natures undermining of the Pond Case road. This tragedy no one could have predicted.

Prince, the only survivor was miraculously able to climb out of what should have been a premature grave and was able to caution approaching vehicles of their impending doom. His bravery under extreme conditions and care for fellow men on that day inspired the creation of a new award category called the heroism award for the National Youth Awards and so Joslyn Prince was selected by the National Youth Council of Dominica as the first recipient of the Heroism Award, sponsored by Telecommunications giant.