Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne
Picture credit score: Authorities of Antigua and Barbuda
The Authorities of Antigua and Barbuda stated on Wednesday {that a} faith-based educational establishment in the USA, which prides itself in producing leaders who will make a world influence, has honored Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne with two of its most prestigious awards.
The federal government stated Coronary heart Bible Worldwide College (HBIU) and Seminary, a traditionally Black establishment primarily based in Hartford, Connecticut, has honored Browne with its Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and as an Honorary Professor in Humanitarianism.
In a letter advising Prime Minister Browne concerning the award, Chancellor Professor Dr. Donnett Mcintosh and Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Abraham credited him for his “longstanding dedication to essential causes and the development of his folks.”
“Your dedication to excellence and the optimistic influence you might have made have set you aside, making you a deserving candidate for this prestigious nomination,” the letter says.
“Contemplating all of your contributions and humanitarian companies to the neighborhood and Africa at giant, your perception within the transformative energy of schooling and your mission in empowering the following era along with your quite a few scholarships, the college could be happy to honor you with [these] awards,” it provides.
The Authorities of Antigua and Barbuda stated that presentation of the awards passed off throughout the 2024 Commencement Ceremony at Coronary heart Bible Worldwide College campus in Hartford on August 3.
Glentis Thomas, a counsellor on the Everlasting Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations in New York, obtained the award on behalf of Browne, the federal government stated.
In addressing the graduates on the ceremony, Thomas mirrored with pleasure the achievements his small nation has achieved and inspired them to “assume large”, whereas preserving God at their facet.
“Buying tertiary schooling is undoubtedly the most effective funding one could make in oneself,” he stated. “You will have finished precisely that, right here at HBIU. The excessive values and ethical teachings realized right here, supplied a wise framework in which you’ll be able to deem your self worthy of success.”
