The Governor’s Office has announced that Darenthea Sweeney has been awarded a prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2025/2026 academic year.
She is one of six recipients across the British Overseas Territories and will represent Montserrat in the UK’s flagship international scholarship programme.
Sweeney will pursue an MSc in Climate Change Science and Management at Loughborough University.
She currently serves as a Graduate Trained Teacher at the
Montserrat Secondary School and also teaches part-time at the Montserrat Community College.
She holds a BSc in Agricultural Technology & Geography and a Postgraduate Diploma in Geography/Social Studies Education.
Her Excellency the Governor, Ms Harriet Cross, met Sweeney recently and offered her congratulations.
She says her commitment to education and environmental sustainability is inspiring.
According to the Governor Her studies in climate change are especially timely, and vital to Montserrat’s resilience
and long-term development.