Nassau, The Bahamas, September 11, 2024 – Colina employees recently read popular books aloud to promote literacy and its importance in childhood development.

“On September 8 each year, the world pauses to highlight the importance of literacy as a human right,” said Maxine V. Seymour, Director, Corporate Communications, Colina. “Palmdale Primary called on Colina to partner to mark the occasion and our employees were thrilled to volunteer.”

“Our goal is to expose the students to model readers to demonstrate the importance of reading and the success it brings in career and life,” said Clinton Josey Sr., Principal, Palmdale Primary School.

Colina is committed to youth education and development and has consistently supported organizations and movements that empower young people.

“Reading plays a critical role in developing well rounded individuals,” said Seymour. “Today we are reading to the future insurers, engineers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, musicians and mechanics of our country and we believe that many of them will remember the day we visited their elementary school campus.”

“We are grateful that a wide spectrum of community-minded people across different careers volunteered to participate in this initiative to mark International Literacy Day,” said Josey.

Students enjoyed answering questions and winning prizes. Volunteers from the wider community, including service organizations and elsewhere, all convened at Palmdale Primary in celebration of literacy.

“At Colina, we are always eager to embrace opportunities that place us at the centre of the communities we serve, said Seymour. “It was a pleasure to see the faces of students light up with excitement as we read to them.”