Pride of Barbados Award Ceremony Honors St Peter Residents for Outstanding Community Service

Eleven outstanding residents of St Peter were celebrated on Wednesday as they received the Pride of Barbados Award under the We Gatherin’ initiative, recognising their years of dedicated service to their community.

During the award ceremony, St Peter MP Colin Jordan highlighted the diverse contributions made by the recipients in various fields, including business, church work, and community service.

He said: “We have a range of persons who would have contributed to our community, to our parish, in a number of different ways. People have contributed through business, through work with the church, through work in communities, in business, in a wide range of areas. The beauty of the Pride of Barbados Award is that it recognises people who contribute, not in just the areas we consider to be the “traditional” areas, but all of our awardees today have contributed in a significant way to the building of their communities.”

Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw also commended the awardees, emphasising the importance of sharing their knowledge and continuing to uplift St Peter.

She said: “I know many of you have lived a life of service to your communities, but to be recognised by your country, to be recognised by your community, is a significant accomplishment. I would encourage you to not just keep the knowledge that you have gained and don’t keep them to yourselves, but certainly to continue to enrich the parish of St Peter.”

Among those recognised was Sharon Howell, who was recognised for her work in improving the social, economic and environmental conditions of residents of St Peter. She described receiving the award as a “humbling and honouring experience”.

“I am humbled, honoured and privileged to receive such a prestigious award,” Howell said. “I really just want to give thanks to God the Almighty for all he has done for me thus far in my life, all of the talents that he has blessed me with that I can impart and share with members of the St Peter community.”

Being a Sunday School teacher at the All Saints’ Anglican Church while leading the corporate social responsibility programme at Republic Bank have allowed her to serve the wider community in a bigger way.

“All those things have really enriched my life, and I feel blessed to be able to give back to this Barbados that I love,” Howell said.

For Randolph Woodroffe, the award was a validation after years of his philanthropic efforts to expose young people to Barbadian culture and heritage.