Top honour for Usain Bolt, four Caribbean PMs

Published: Thursday | December 24, 2009


NEW YORK (CMC):

The American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) says it will honour four Caribbean prime ministers and Jamaica's Olympic and World Athletic champion, Usain Bolt, at its annual fund-raising gala here in January, according to a report on www.cananews.net. AFUWI says prime ministers David Thompson (Barbados), Dean Barrow (Belize), Tillman Thomas (Grenada) and Patrick Manning (Trinidad and Tobago) will be honoured at the event on January 28.

"The annual gala is the AFUWI's premier fund-raising event in the United States at which the prestigious Legacy Awards are conferred on notable individuals who represent high levels of achievement within their respective fields of industry and enterprise," AFUWI said.

 
 
 
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