Brighter Day for Late-Bloomer Pink – New Home Icing on Cake After Academic Turnaround for St Mary Woman – jamaica-gleaner.com

JAMAICA (February 11, 2021) “After leaving high school without a single pass, Afara Pink could have become just another statistic on the conveyor belt of poverty and despair. But her steely will drove her to find a second wind after being blown off course. It’s that never-say-die attitude that inspired the 24-year-old to rack up academic achievements and which appealed to charity Food For The Poor (FFP) to give her a helping hand.”

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