Jamaica governor-general honors four diasporans
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By Tangerine Clarke
The Jamaica Governor-General’s
Diaspora Achievement
Awards honored four nationals
living in the United Kingdom,
Canada, and the United States
for their excellence in academia
and service, at an Awards and
Pinning ceremony as part of
the June 17-20 8th Biennial
Jamaica Diaspora Conference,
at the Jamaica Conference Centre
in Kingston, Jamaica. The
ceremony was held on June 17.
The honorees are Paul Albert
Barnett, a financial professional.
As a way of giving back
to his community, Barnett
focuses his contribution on
education, youth and leadership
development. Since 1993,
he has aligned himself with
several organizations, which
assist minority young people to
obtain academic scholarships,
hone their professional skills,
and excel at sports.
For six years, he served as
the chairman for the Emerging
Global Leaders Program
(EGLP) and in 2014 established
EGLP clubs in various high
schools across Jamaica. He was
honored in the Over 35 Category.
Cherie Lavana Johnson was
born in England to Jamaican
parents, and after her mother
was imprisoned for drug trafficking
when she was 13 years
old, abandoned high school and
also became a drug dealer. Two
years later she moved to a different
community and changed
her life.
At age 17, she applied for
custody of her brother so he
could not have to live in the
state care. Determined to make
up for the gap in her education,
she completed three undergraduate
degrees and two master’s
degrees by the age of 34.
She went on to form the
Shared Intense Support (SIS)
organization in 2012. She has
worked with the police, youth
social services organizations to
provide mentoring and advocacy,
consults with families
involved in criminal gang lifestyle,
and trains staff to deliver
effective services to at-risk
young people. She was honored
in the Under 35 Category.
Erma Eliza Lewis has given
back to Jamaica through her
organization, Erma’s Jamaica
Hospital Appeal Fund. Seeking
to fulfill her life’s mission
in striving to improve people’s
lives, Lewis has selflessly
improved the lives of hundreds
through this and her other
projects.
In addition to supporting the
Portland Healthcare facilities,
Lewis also sponsors the Mayor’s
Annual Christmas Treat
and for the past eight years,
has assisted the Missionaries of
the Poor with cash and other
humanitarian supplies.
Lewis was honored in the
Over 35 Category.
Also honored was Wayne
Curtis Golding, Sr. who has
always by his philosophy that
excellence is an unwavering
commitment to do your best
until all circumstances.”
The practicing attorney at
the Florida State Courts for
more than 17 years, has provided
extensive pro-bono legal
work for the Jamaica Consulate
in Miami, the Jamaica Embassy
in Washington DC, the Jamaica
Embassy in Washington, and
others as a way of giving back
to his homeland.
He has litigated in several
high-profile cases involving
Jamaica, and is one of
the founding members and
contributors to the Jamaica
Diaspora Crime Intervention
and Prevention Task Force, and
the Jamaica Immigration and
Deportation Task Force.
Golding was awarded in the
Over 35 Category.
Congratulating the award
recipients Governor-General,
Sir Patrick Allen, welcomed
the members of the diaspora,
stating that he was humbled
and grateful for the tremendous
opportunity to bring the
awards to fruition.
The Governor-General of Jamaica award Diaspora recipients from left, a representative for
Mrs. Erma Eliza Lewis, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, Wayne
Curtis Golding, Lady Allen, Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, Jamaica’s Consul General
to Toronto, Seth George Ramocan, Cherie Lavana Johnson, Mr. Paul Albert Barnett, and,
Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada, Janice Miller. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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