PORTLAND COUNCIL PUTS ‘MONEY WHERE MOUTH IS’
PORT ANTONIO, Portland; April 11, 2025
The winning Titchfield High Schools’ Challenge Quiz team has just got half a million dollars ($500,000) richer.
The Portland Municipal Corporation (PMC) is to reward the team with $500,000 for their win, earlier this week in the highly rated high school quiz competition.
“We are making $500,000 reward to the Quiz team…including the coaches,” Mayor of Port Antonio Paul Thompson confirmed to the North Coast Times Friday, April 11, 2025.
TITCHFIELD HIGH WINS SCHOOLS CHALLENGE
The Times had sought to get more details on a report from JIS stating the Mayor had made an announcement at the monthly PMC General meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
(Team captain Alex Anderson)
The Mayor Councillor Paul Thompson told the General meeting: “When victory is won, there must be a reward. We can’t just celebrate with them and do nothing. We must put money where our mouths are. Encouragement strengthens labour, and with this victory the Municipal Corporation, along with the Councillors, most of whom are Titchfield past students, hereby pledge a contribution of $500,000 to our winning team, the Titchfield High School quiz competitors.”
(Celebration on the set)
He said: “Congratulations to the students and teachers… one ‘Titch’ all the way. You all represented well and we salute you… we stand proud.”
(Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson)
Mayor Thompson told the North Coast Times that he expected the handover of the cash award to be made next Monday, April 14, at planned celebratory function at the school, in Port Antonio. He said the PMC’s CEO was making the contacts with the school.
The Times also learned that businessman, CEO of Kamals Variety Store, Port Antonio, Garfield Sinclair has announced he will make a $500,000 donation to the school’s quiz team. That gift was announced by Garwin Davis Post on Facebook on Wednesday, April 9 and should be presented on Monday also.
(The winning Titchfield High School team, below, and their rivals Jamaica College during the match)
Titchfield High triumphed over Jamaica College (JC) 26 to 23 points in a nail-biting finale to the 2025 SCQ season on Tuesday.
It was Titchfield’s second victory in the competition.
By winning, the Titchfield Quiz team earned a bounty of prizes but the two $500,000 are the largest.
