FOR THE FIRST TIME in the history of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) Essay And Poster Competition, Barbados has landed first place in the regional leg of the competition.
Bringing glory to Barbados and Queen’s College is Adiel Alleyne, whose eye-catching poster depicting environmental awareness and national heritage got the judges’ nod in the senior category of the competition.
For her efforts, the 16-year-old fifth form student grabbed the top prize of US$3 000 and a similar cash prize for the school.
Alleyne recounted her jubilation when she found out that she was the overall winner, and what the award means to the country, during an interview with the Barbados Government Information Service.
She said conceptualizing the poster was a “labour of love”, which took five days and lots of sleepless nights to achieve the finished product.
