Thaejadore Kerr, a 14-year-old student at Montego Bay High School for Girls, is named Jamaica’s Junior Minister of Tourism after winning the Minister of Tourism Public Speaking Competition. Both reports say she takes the national title following a finals event held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St Ann. The competition’s top placements include Govaunia James of Manning’s School in second place and Nathan Clarke of Glenmuir High School in third. Kerr is described as representing the winning speaker from the finals, and she is expected to use the role to advance Jamaica’s youth voice in tourism-related activities. The Jamaica Gleaner further states that she will represent Jamaica at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) regional finals in Guyana later this year. Overall, the outlets agree on Kerr’s age, school, the competition outcome, the final venue and location, and the leading finalists, along with the regional opportunity at the CTO event.
14-year-old Montego Bay student named Jamaica’s Junior Minister of Tourism
Thaejadore Kerr, a 14-year-old student at Montego Bay High School for Girls, is named Jamaica’s Junior Minister of Tourism after winning the Minister of Tourism Public Speaking Competition. Both repor...
- Thaejadore Kerr, 14, of Montego Bay High School for Girls is named Jamaica’s Junior Minister of Tourism.
- She wins the Minister of Tourism Public Speaking Competition after the finals.
- The finals are held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
- Govaunia James (Manning’s School) places second and Nathan Clarke (Glenmuir High School) places third.
- Kerr is set to represent Jamaica at the CTO regional finals in Guyana later this year.
At just 14 years old, Montego Bay High School student Thaejadore Kerr has talked her way to the top, capturing the title of Jamaica's Junior Minister of Tourism after outshining the island's best young public speakers.
3 hours agoMontego Bay High School for Girls’ Thaejadore Kerr has been named Jamaica’s Junior Minister of Tourism after emerging victorious in the finals of the Minister of Tourism Public Speaking Competition. The 14-year-old topped a field that included Manning’s School’s Govaunia James, who finished second, and Glenmuir High School’s Nathan Clarke, who placed third. The finals were held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St Ann last Friday. Kerr will now represent Jamaica at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO’s) regional finals in Guyana later this year.
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