11 Bahamians are awarded the Chinese Scholarships for their pursuring different programs in China.

Scholarship recipients from The Bahamas are Asher Jewell Percentie, Valencia Runell Laroda, Antoniqua Cephanette Pinder, Garnece Anrielle Ferguson, Ricardo Antonio Jacques, Ronnel Armbrister, Dawnique Maycock, Rubyn Newton, Cherika Johnson, Danielle Smith, and Kemie Jones.

"The awarding of these scholarships, yet again, demonstrates that the bond between the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the People's Republic of China continues to be strengthened and fortified," Mr Thompson said.

He pointed out that, like previous award recipients, the recipients of this cycle will undertake studies in a range of disciplines from accounting to communication, economics, international business management, finance, and marketing.