THE Laureates for the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence were named on Friday February 6, 2015, at the TATIL Building in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

This marks the tenth anniversary for the awards, and the introduction of a new category, Entrepreneurship.

The 2015 Laureates are:

* Arts & Letters: Dr Paloma Mohamed, poet, playwright & academic from Guyana

* Entrepreneurship: Mr Herbert Samuel, energy consultant and entrepreneur from St Vincent & the Grenadines

* Science & Technology, Prof Suresh Narine, a bio-technologist from Guyana, and

* Science & Technology, Prof Patrick Hosein, a Computer Scientist from Trinidad & Tobago.

The Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards is the only programme in the Caribbean which seeks out and rewards outstanding nominees in Arts & Letters, Public & Civic Contributions, and Science & Technology, and as of 2015 – Entrepreneurship. It has been in existence since 2005, and was, till 2010 a biennial award, at which time it became an annual award.

The prizes are worth TT$500,000 each, and each laureate receives a medal and citation at a ceremony in April.