( L - R ) TRECIA-KAYE SMITH, BERTLAND CAMERON AND FRANCIS KENNEDY
The following are some of the nominees for the prestigious 2005 Gleaner Honour Award:
Category: Sports
Bertland Cameron: For his outstanding contribution to sports, St. Jago and Wolmer's high schools.
Andrew Jackson: For his contribution to the development of local kart racing.
Trecia-Kaye Smith: For being the first female field medallist for Jamaica in a world international athletics event.
Category: Science and Technology
Professor Edward Robinson: For his distinguished career in geology, though retired is still active as head of Marine Geology Unit at the UWI.
Category: Voluntary Service
Mrs. Gloria Palomino: For the many years she has quietly volunteered her time to many good causes in this country, including the Police Civic Committee.
Mrs. Mabel Wood: For her unselfish devotion to others through Love & Hope.
Marva M. Spencer: For her many years of voluntary service to schools in and out of her community.
Jamaica Family Planning Association: For being the pioneer of family planning and sexual reproductive health in Jamaica for the past 48 years.
Adventist Development Relief/Northern Caribbean University: For funding skills training centre in Manchester; $75 million in pharmaceuticals to the Government recently; computers to schools across the island; clinics in Trench Town, Penwood etc.
Pentecostal Tabernacle: For its Pentab Clinic, Community Sidewalk Sunday School, Hospital and Prison Ministry, extension schools in homes of members, 'Loving Arms' charity for the community.
St. Andrew Settlement: For its involvement in a basic school serving 100 students, medical and dental clinic, elderly daycare centre, a library, Mission House, Woodwork Centre, building toilets and showers for community, liaise between the community and agencies (eg: utility companies, etc.), serves approximately 7,000 residents in the area, after school homework programme.
Salvation Army: For its William Chamberlain Memorial Hostel (Drug & Rehab Clinic)/Day Care Centre, Workshop & Thrift Store, at least 10 basic schools, School for the Blind, Windsor Lodge Children's Home, Hanburry Home for Children, Evangeline Residence, the Nest Children's Home, and Rae Town Clinic, etc.
Pastor Franklin Halliburton: For his voluntary service to various communities and organisations.
Food For the Poor: For its voluntary service in helping thousands of poor destitute people.
Dr. Vincent Chisholm: For his over five years of voluntary service in health to various communities
Father Gregory Ramkissoon: For his long, dedicated service to the Mustard Seed Communities.
Emerson James: For his involvement in various projects in St. Thomas.
Guardsman Group of Companies: For adopting the Marigold Children's Home which is located in Kingston and they are responsible for providing free health care for each child.
Neresia Dyllas: For providing jobs for the jobless, feeding over 300 destitute.
Shiela Nicholson: For her work with United Way.
Dr. Carolyn Gomes: For her work with Jamaicans for Justice.
Richard Troupe: For his work with Hope for Children.
Elsie Sayle: For her outstanding work in keeping alive the Kingston Charity Organisation/published book on first 50 years of volunteerism/land to build HQ for the voluntary sector.
Sonia Hamilton: For her work with St. Andrew Girls' Home.
Francis Kennedy: For his sterling performance in transforming and creating peace under the GraceKennedy Central Kingston Task Team.
Bertland Cameron: For his outstanding contribution
to sports, especially at St. Jago and Wolmer's high schools.
Andrew Jackson: For his contribution to the development of local kart racing.
Trecia-Kaye Smith: For being the first female field medallist for Jamaica in a world international athletics event.
