Shameka Cambridge wins essay competition

Shameka Cambridge, of the St.Vincent Community College (SVCC), is the winner of the Caribbeanradio.FM and Foreign Brand Name Outlet Essay Competition.{{more}}

Cambridge, who wrote on the topic “Is Bob Marley the father of Reggae Music?”, collected her winnings last Tuesday at Foreign Brand Name Outlet from Managing Director of Caribbeanradio.FM Kishore Shallow and Manager of Foreign Brand Name Outlet Quincy ‘Foreign’ Lewis.

For her winning essay, Cambridge was given EC$300 and a Jansport book bag of her choice. There were two topics. The other one was: “What influence does Reggae music and Dancehall have on the people.”

The 17-year-old lass said that she is going to use the money to open a bank account at the National Commercial Bank. A second year student currently studying Spanish and Law at the SVCC, Cambridge said that she is a regular listener of Caribbeanradio.FM.

“I would like to thank the organizers because I feel real good about winning the competition,” said Cambridge who hails from Greggs.

Caribbeanradio.FM. is an online radio station which is connected to a server in Europe and streams music on line. Five local discs jockeys play on the station, along with other DJ’s from the UK.