ICAR Press Release
Monday, June 30th, 2008by Ras Simba (Public Relations Officer, ICAR Barbados)
Born into the folds of Rastafari, I’Akobi was an attribute of significance to the movement of Rastafari. Upon his crossover I’Akobi was a student member of the Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (B.A.P.E).
In 2001, I’Akobi, who was voted by peers as the most likely to succeed from the Christ Church Foundation School, graduated as valedictory speaker and “Best All Round Male”. The year prior, the Ministry of Social Transformation sent I’Akobi as their Youth Delegate at the 5th Ministerial Meeting on Children and Social Policy in the Americas. At the tertiary level l’Akobi was the recipient of the Scholarship for Academic Merit, Barbados Government Exhibition (2003) and recently was elected as president of the Barbados Association of Students at UWI (St. Augustine). (more…)