Building and Loan scholarships aid three get ready for Secondary School

THE St Vincent Building and Loan Association (SVBLA) has awarded three students with scholarships to further their education at secondary schools.

The 2025 SVBLA Scholarship Awards ceremony, which was held at their headquarters on August, 25,2025 under the theme, ‘No limits…Just Possibilities,’ saw Japhia Thomas- Gunn, Kyanna Browne and Micah Garraway being awarded with merit-based scholarships.

Scholarship recipients are receiving $1,200 every year from forms one to three, and $1,400 from form four to the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College- A Levels.

The SVBLA expects the students to maintain an above 65% average in form work and will be checking their conduct grades as well.

One of the recipients, Japhia Thomas-Gunn, who has entered the St Vincent Girls’ High School on September, 1, 2025 told SEARCHLIGHT she feels “really good” about being a scholarship recipient.

“I’m really proud of myself,” Thomas-Gunn stated, adding that she feels “excited” for her new chapter.

Thomas-Gunn said that she aspires to be a Corporate Lawyer.

“It’s a line of work where people are valued and you can make a name for yourself,” she said, adding that she hopes the SVBLA keeps awarding scholarships to students.

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