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PAIS PhD Candidate Wins Governor-General's Jamaica Diaspora Award for Excellence
Congratulations to PAIS PhD candidate Lisa Soares, who has recently been informed by the Government of Jamaica that she is 2015's recipient of the Governor-General's Achievement Award for Diaspora (USA) in the 18-35 category. This award is given under the Governor-General's Programme for Excellence scheme.
The Governor-General's Jamaica Diaspora Award for Excellence was created in 2008 and forms part of the Governor-General's Achievement Awards Scheme Programme, which has been in existence since 1991. The award is presented biennially to Jamaicans living in the United Kingdom, USA or Canada, who have demonstrated active and significant service towards the development of their community of residence, and to the development of Jamaica.
The award will be officially conferred on June 16th in Jamaica.