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Over 100 students from Western Jamaica have been assisted with just under $10 - million for back-to-school expenses through the Usain Bolt Foundation (UBF).
In a statement the foundation noted that students, all of whom were impacted by Hurricane Melissa are recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) candidates, entering secondary schools.
The students are from Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth, who did well on their PEP Exams
As such they will receive assistance with school fee and other expenses for the full 2026/27 academic year.
Also the UBF will donate the sum of One Million Jamaican Dollars (J$1,000,000.00), to each of the selected schools.
The schools selected as partners with the Foundation are: St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STEHS) and Maggoty High School in St. Elizabeth; Godfrey Stewart High School and Petersfield High School in Westmoreland; Green Island High School and Merlene Ottey High School in Hanover; Green Pond High School and Maldon High School in St. James.
The Schools, through their Guidance Counsellors will identify the most needy students to receive the assistance.
In Trelawny, all seventeen (17) students from Dr. Hon Usain Bolt's Alma Mater, Waldensia Primary School, who passed their PEP exams will each receive grants of $100,000.
For his part, Dr. Hon Usain Bolt said that he was happy to be in a position to meaningfully touch the lives of all the students, especially given the impact of the Hurricane.
