Corporate Social Responsibility
About
Scholarship Trust
The Trust is administered by a Board of Trustees of which Sir Frederick Smith, M.B.E., K.C., is Chairman. Sir Frederick Smith is a former Attorney General and Chief Justice.
In addition to the finance component, each scholarship also includes a work attachment to the firm, for the scholarship recipients.
What We Do
GWP & Co. Scholarship Winners from 1998 – present
Scholarship winners
Years in business
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A Trustworthy & Committed Law Firm
1998 Diana Douglin
1999 Laura Gooding
2000 Ouida Boyce
Ouida Boyce, the third recipient of the George Walton Payne & Co. Scholarship Trust, entered the Hugh Wooding Law School in 2000, to complete two years of Law studies. Ms. Boyce is a former student of Harrison College, and holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of the West Indies.2001 Nicole Roachford
2002 Jennifer Small
2003 Ruan Martinez
2004 Shontelle Murrell
2005 Richard Arthur
2006 Tya Atwell
The recipient was educated at Charles F. Broome Primary School, Queen’s College, the Barbados Community College and the University of the West Indies. She graduated from the University of the West Indies with Upper Second Class Honours in the LL,B programme at the end of the 2006/2007 academic year. The scholarship winner proceeded to the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago to pursue the Legal Education Certificate course.
Darwin Goodridge, Secretary/Treasurer of the Scholarship Trust, presented Richelle Connell with her award at the law offices of George Walton Payne & Co., on 28 August, 2007.
2007 Richelle Connell
The recipient was educated at Charles F. Broome Primary School, Queen’s College, the Barbados Community College and the University of the West Indies. She graduated from the University of the West Indies with Upper Second Class Honours in the LL,B programme at the end of the 2006/2007 academic year. The scholarship winner proceeded to the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago to pursue the Legal Education Certificate course.
Darwin Goodridge, Secretary/Treasurer of the Scholarship Trust, presented Richelle Connell with her award at the law offices of George Walton Payne & Co., on 28 August, 2007.
2008 Susan Rock
The recipient of the scholarship attended St. Lucy Primary School and St. James Secondary School. Her post secondary scholastic achievements include the Associate Degree in Arts (Geography and Law) from the Barbados Community College in 2002, the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics with First Class Honours from the University of the West Indies in 2005 and the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree with Lower Second Class Honours from the Law Faculty at Cave Hill in 2008.
The award for 2008 was presented to the winner by Madam Justice Dr. Sonia Richards, during a short ceremony at the Firm’s offices, Bridgetown on 28 August, 2008. Present were Shirley Rock, the Mother of Latoya Rock, Nicole Nurse, Diana Douglin and Darwin Goodgridge.
2009 Sade Jemmott
The Scholarship winner received her primary education at Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary School. She subsequently attended Queen’s College followed by the Law Faculty at Cave Hill from September 2006 where she graduated with Upper Second Class Honours in the LL.B programme at the end of the 2008/09 academic year.
The applicants for the Scholarship were interviewed on 10 August, 2009 by the Board of Trustees under the chairmanship of retired High Court Judge Sir Frederick Smith, Q.C.
The award for 2009 was presented to the scholarship winner by Attorney-at-Law Shontelle Murrell, the representative of George Walton Payne & Co. on the Board of Trustees. The Secretary/Treasurer of the Trust retired Permanent Secretary Darwin Goodridge and Shellyann Barrow, an aunt of the recipient, were present during the short award ceremony which was held at Dowell House, Bridgetown on 4 September, 2009.
2010 Lorie Yarde
The Board of Trustees of the Charity interviewed a number of applicants for the 2010 award on Monday 23rd August 2010. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, retired High Court Judge Sir Frederick Smith, KA, Q.C. presided over the proceedings.
The 2010 winner was Lorie Neto Yarde. She received her primary and secondary education at Christ Church Girls’ School and Christ Church Foundation School respectively between 1988 and 2000. She subsequently enrolled at the Barbados Community College after leaving Christ Church Foundation School and was awarded an Associate Degree in Arts (English and History) in 2002. The awardee continued her tertiary level education at the University of the West Indies from September 2002 and gained an Upper Second Class BSc degree in Sociology and Psychology at the end of the 2005/2006 academic year. She then entered the Law Faculty in September 2006 to pursue the LLB programme. She was awarded the Bachelor of Laws degree with Upper Second Class Honours after completing her examinations at the end of the 2009/2010 academic year. The recipient of the scholarship entered the Hugh Wooding Law School in September 2010 to pursue the Legal Education Certificate programme at that institution.
The presentation of the award was made to Lorie Yarde on 8 September, 2010 at Dowell House, Bridgetown, by the 2004 Scholarship winner Shontelle Murrell, who is an Associate of George Walton Payne & Co. Ms. Juan Ifill, the mother of the Scholarship winner and the Secretary/Treasurer of the Trust, retired Permanent Secretary Darwin Goodridge, were present during the short award ceremony.
2011 Khamaal Collymore
KHAMAAL AKILI COLLYMORE was the recipient of the 14th award by the GWP&Co. Scholarship Trust.
Khamaal Collymore attended Roland Edward’s Primary School and Queen’s College between 1994 and 2008. After completing his secondary education, he enrolled in the Law Faculty at Cave Hill to pursue the LL.B undergraduate programme. He graduated with Upper Second Class Honours at the end of the 2010-11 academic year and pursued the legal certificate program at Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica starting in September 2011.
Apart from his academic achievements, Khamaal Collymore is an accomplished musician who plays the piano. He shared his musical expertise at a number of churches throughout the island and assisted the youth in improving their musical skills, through his application with the Notes of Praise Music School.
The presentation of the award was made at Dowell Chambers, Bridgetown on 30 August, 2011 by Attorney-at-Law Shontelle Murrell, one of the Trustees of the Scholarship Trust. Witnessing the short ceremony were Susan Rock and Secretary/Treasurer of the Trust Darwin Goodridge.
Khamaal Collymore joined the Firm as an Associate following the completion of his legal training. At the time of his departure from the Firm in 2021, he held the position of Partner.
2012 Janet Taylor
Janet Taylor was the recipient of the 2012 award by the GWP&Co. Scholarship Trust. The proxime accessit for that year was Destinie Simmons.
The scholarship winner was a student in the Law Faculty at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies from 2009 to 2012. She satisfied the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Laws degree with First Class Honours at the end of 2011/12 academic year. Janet Taylor was a past student of Belmont Primary School, Combermere School and the Barbados Community College where she obtained an Associate Degree in Arts (Law and Sociology) with Credit in 2009.
The first runner up was also a student in the Law Faculty at Cave Hill between 2009 and 2012. She was awarded a Bachelors of Law degree with Upper Second Class Honours. Destinie Simmons received her primary education at Charles F. Broomes and is a past student of Harrison College.
The scholarship winner and the proxime accessit enrolled at the Hugh Wooding Law in Trinidad and Tobago from September 2011 where they pursued a two-year Legal Education Certificate course at that institution.
The awards for 2012 were presented by Attorney-at-Law Shontelle Murrell of the law firm George Walton Payne & Co. The Secretary/Treasurer of the Trust retired Permanent Secretary Darwin Goodridge and relatives of the two recipients of the awards, attended the presentation ceremony which was held at Dowell Chambers, Bridgetown on 27 August, 2012.
2013 Olivia Dos Santos
She is a past student of Lawrence T. Gay Primary School and Queen’s College where she was awarded a Barbados Government Exhibition at the end of her secondary school studies in 2010. She subsequently graduated from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill with the Upper Second Class Honours in the LLB degree programme.
The Scholarship winner pursued the two year Legal Education Certificate programme at Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad & Tobago.
The Board of Trustees of the Scholarship Trust also awarded two grants to Chanika Jovita Carrington of and Renee Monique Peterkin to assist them in meeting their expenses during the Legal Education Certificate programme at the Hugh Wooding Law School.
The three winners were presented with their awards by Ms. Shontelle Murrell, an Associate of George Walton Payne & Co., during a short ceremony at Dowell Chambers, Bridgetown in September 2013.
2014 Erica Griffith
The scholarship winner attended the St. Gabriel Primary School, the St. Michael School and Queen’s College where she received her primary and secondary education between 1997 and 2011.
She subsequently enrolled in the Law Faculty of the Cave Hill campus of the University of West Indies in September, 2011 and graduated with First Class Honours in the Bachelor of Laws programme at the end of three (3) academic years in May 2014.
She proceeded to Trinidad and Tobago to pursue the two (2) years legal certificate course at the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Ms. Erica Griffith received the award during a short ceremony at the firm of George Walton Payne & Co. on August 29, 2014. The award was made by Attorney-at-Law, Mrs. Shontelle N. Murrell-Hinkson.
Witnessing the presentation were Mrs. Carol Griffith, mother of the scholarship winner, Attorney-at- Law, Mr. Khamaal Collymore, and two of the Trustees, Mr. Ralph Boyce, former Chief Education Officer and Mr. Darwin Goodridge retired Permanent Secretary.
2015 Traimaine Taylor
Traimaine Taylor was the 2015 recipient of the award by the GWP & Co. Scholarship Trust.
The proceeds from the scholarship assisted the winner to meet his expenses while pursuing the two (2) year legal education certificate course at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago.
The scholarship winner is a past student of St. Davids Primary School, The St. Michael School and Queen’s College. After completing his secondary education, he enrolled in the Law Faculty at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies in September, 2012. He graduated with First Class Honours in the Bachelor of Laws programme at the end of the 2014/15 academic year.
Attorney-at-Law, Mrs. Shontelle Murrell-Hinkson, an Associate with the law firm George Walton Payne & Company, presented the award to the successful applicant during a short ceremony at Dowell Chambers, Bridgetown on August 28, 2015. Witnessing the presentation were Jacqueline Ward, mother of the scholarship winner, Claudia Clarke-Oderson a family friend and Darwin Goodridge, the Secretary/Treasurer of the Charity.
2016 Najla King
The recipient of the award received her education at Ellerslie Secondary School, the Barbados Community College, the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies and the IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta.
The scholarship winner was accepted by the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago to pursue the two- year legal education certificate at the institution.
The award was presented to the successful applicant during a short ceremony at Dowell Chambers, Bridgetown on August 26, 2016. Attorney-at-Law Mrs. Shontelle Murrell-Hinkson who is a partner of George Walton Payne & Co. as well as the firm’s representative on the Board of Trustees, made the presentation to Najla King. Rosemary King, the mother of the scholarship winner, her sister Kyalamboka King-Bruce, Traimaine Taylor the 2015 Scholarship winner and Darwin Goodridge, the Secretary-Treasurer, of the Board of Trustees were present at the award ceremony.
2017 Kaviar Callender
Kaviar Callender pursued the two-year legal certificate course at the Hugh Wooding Law School. His extra-curricular activities involve hockey, cricket as well as track and field.
The award was presented to the scholarship winner by Mrs. Jewel Barrow, an Associate of the Law firm of George Walton Payne & Company during a short ceremony at Dowell house Bridgetown on August 30, 2017. Witnessing the presentation were Mrs. Kathy-Ann BlackmanWalker the mother of the scholarship winner, his sister Vanessa Callender, a family friend Cameron Weekes, Traimaine Taylor the 2015 Scholarship Winner and Darwin Goodridge, Secretary/Treasurer of the Scholarship Trust.
2018 Shaddiah Hinds
The scholarship winner was an active participant in extra-curricular activities from primary school through to University. She was also a Sunday school teacher at Revival Faith Centre which she attended at Dunscombe in St. Thomas.
Shaddiah Hinds enrolled in the two-year Legal Education Certificate programme at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago which is a requirement for her to practice as an Attorney-at-Law. The scholarship award included an internship with the law firm George Walton Payne & Co., at the end of her first year in the twin island republic. Shaddiah had the opportunity to gain valuable guidance from the senior members of the company’s staff before embarking on the final year of her studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School.
The award was presented to the scholarship winner during a short ceremony at Dowell Chambers, Bridgetown on August 30, 2018 by Attorney-at-Law Ms. Jewel Barrow. Witnessing the presentation were her mother Sheldine Hinds, her 6 year old brother Shadarri Hinds-Hewitt, two former scholarship winners Traimaine Taylor and Kavíar Callendar as well as Darwin Goodridge, the Secretary/Treasurer of the Scholarship Trust.
2019 Okera Hill
2020 Ashley Maynard
The scholarship winner enrolled in the two-year programme for the Legal Education certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago and completed her studies in May 2022.
The scholarship was presented to the recipient during a short ceremony at Dowell Chambers, Bridgetown on September 25, 2020 by Mr. Enny, one of the Trustees with the Board of Directors. Witnessing the presentation was Khamaal Collymore, an Attorney- at- Law and a Partner of George Walton Payne & Co.