December 11 was International Mountain Day. The observation is an initiative of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization to highlight the importance of the world’s highlands. Half the world’s biodiversity hotspots and one third of the world’s plant species occur in mountains, including the Blue Mountains and the John Crow Mountains. The theme for International Mountain Day 2020 is…
An early morning breakfast meeting that Chairman of Gore Developments Limited (GDL), Phillip Gore, attended in 2018, quickly evolved into the Phillip and Christine Gore Family Foundation (“Gore Family Foundation”) taking fifty at-risk youth under their wings. Overnight, Mrs. Christine Gore became a mother-figure to fifty youth who had, up until that point in their lives, fallen through the cracks…
The Phillip and Christine Gore Family Foundation (The “Gore Family Foundation”) regards education as being central to Jamaica’s development and has therefore awarded more than one hundred academic scholarships to students over the past sixteen years. These scholarships have helped to afford deserving tertiary students facing financial challenges at The Mico University College (The “Mico”), The University of the West…
Having attended Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann, Jamaica, Tinesta was one of the first and most successful participants in TSF’s tennis programme. In 2005, Tinesta, with TSF’s backing, earned herself a tennis-based scholarship to Fresno State University in California, graduating in 2009 and in 2008, Tinesta was a finalist in the NCAA Division One Doubles Tennis Championship.
Shantal began her studies at Windward Road Primary School and went on to attend Keystone High School, both in Jamaica. With the help of TSF’s tennis programme, Shantal is now at Florida A&M University on a full scholarship. She competes at the Division One level and her scholarship covers tuition and training, as well as participation in the coveted NCAA…
Christopher attended Ocho Rios High School in St Ann and, through participation in TSF’s tennis programme, was awarded a scholarship to Tyler Junior College, Texas after which he went on to Incarnate Word University, also in Texas. Christopher attained a ranking of number 11 in the United States National Junior College Rankings.
After attending Ferncourt High School in Claremont, St. Ann, Jamaica, where he was able to participate in the tennis programme provided by TSF, Damion earned a tennis-based scholarship to Temple Junior College in Texas, USA. He went on to become the USA National Junior College Champion for 2006.
Damar, a past student of Ferncourt High School in St. Ann, Jamaica, participated in TSF’s tennis programme which enabled him to attend William Allen High School in Pennsylvania and Fort Lauderdale Preparatory School in Florida. Assisted by the TSF, he went on to gain a tennis-based scholarship to the University of Louisville in Kentucky. At this institution, he was ranked…
Jahvair attended Kingston College in Jamaica’s capital. Through his participation in TSF’s tennis programme, he earned a tennis-based scholarship to Norfolk State University in Virginia, USA.
Camarsh attended the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in Spanish Town, Jamaica, before going on to major in Athletic Training at the University of Technology, Faculty of Science and Sports in Kingston, Jamaica.