Melody Garrett from Grenada emerged this
year’s winner of the Courts OECS Schools
Reading Competition held on Tuesday,
February 11, 2020, in Saint Lucia. Melody
topped the OECS after competing against
finalists from Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and
Antigua.
The Courts OECS Schools Reading
Competition is presented annually in
collaboration with the Ministry of Education in
six OECS countries.
Chief Education Officer from the Ministry of
Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and
Sustainable Development in Saint Lucia, Fiona
Mayer, commended the Unicomer group on
this initiative and lauded the company on its
commitment to literacy over the last decade.
Mayer encouraged the students to continue
to strive for excellence and celebrated their
success throughout this year’s competition.
Nicole Lum Kim, Sales Director for the
Unicomer OECS, spoke on the company’s
dedication to this key corporate social
responsibility initiative.
“At the Unicomer group, we share in this
passion and speak with pride about our 10
years of commitment to the Courts OECS
Schools Reading Competition,” she said.
Lum Kim further spoke on the investment
across the region of over EC$170,000, which
she went on to say “is a testament of our
dedication to our communities and residents,
ensuring sustainability for generations to
come.”
She continued: “The group remains committed
to being a sustainable organization and
improving the quality of life of the families
in the communities in which the company
operates through programmes that target
social, economic and environmental
development.”
The competitors all received laptops from the
Unicomer group and the winner walked away
with the top cash prize of EC$5,000 and the
winning trophy. Second place winner, Amiera
Serieux from the Mon Repos Patience Primary
School in Saint Lucia, won $3,000 and a
trophy.
Ameira was also selected to introduce
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet at this year’s
Independence celebrations in Saint Lucia.
The third place winner, Celine Rodriguez,
represented Antigua and won $1,500 and a
trophy.
The finals were keenly competed by the
representatives from each island who read
narrative and news pieces.
The other finalists were Raychard Arrindel,
Kheanilla Barrie and Rondre Daniel
representing St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis, respectively.
The Courts OECS Reading Competition was
launched in 2009 aimed at improving reading
abilities among youth. The competition aims to
fight against illiteracy in schools, particularly at
the primary level and benefits our children by
promoting literacy and engendering a fun way
to encourage reading.
About Unicomer St. Lucia: Unicomer has significant investments in St.
Lucia and is one of the largest employers in St. Lucia and the Caribbean.
The company operates under the brands Courts, Courts Optical, Courts
Ready Cash, RadioShack and Servitech, and challenges itself to create ways
to making peoples’ lives better.
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