The Usain Bolt Foundation has donated nearly $10 million to schools across western Jamaica to help students affected by Hurricane Melissa meet educational expenses for the 2026/27 academic year.
The assistance will benefit students from Trelawny, St James, Hanover, Westmoreland and St Elizabeth who were successful in the Primary Exit Profile examinations.
The students will receive support towards school fees and other school-related expenses throughout the academic year.
The foundation, established by Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt, is providing $1 million each to St Elizabeth Technical High School and Maggoty High School in St Elizabeth; Godfrey Stewart High School and Petersfield High School in Westmoreland; Green Island High School and Merlene Ottey High School in Hanover; and Green Pond High School and Maldon High School in St James.
Guidance counsellors at the schools will identify the students considered most in need of the assistance.
In Trelawny, 17 PEP students from Waldensia Primary School, Bolt’s alma mater, will each receive a grant of $100,000.
Chairman of the foundation, Winsome Wilkins, says the organisation is mandated to support the educational and cultural development of children.
Bolt says he is pleased to be in a position to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the students, particularly given the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica last October
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