About Us

HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION

The St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation, Inc., was founded in March 2017, with the singular mission of bringing economic development to the Parish of St. Thomas, Jamaica, and improving the lives of its people. Founding members comprise of St. Thomians in the Diaspora and Jamaica. The fundamental tenet of the Foundation is that the development of the parish and its rebirth, will come from, and is the responsibility of ALL its citizens. The Foundation will undertake big, bold projects that will have a seismic and transformative impact on the parish. Many St. Thomians are engaged in individual projects to support the parish. The Foundation’s ideas are not incongruent with those initiatives and differ only in size and scope. The Foundation is committed to travel the world to attract investments to the parish. The Foundation’s founders believe that a St. Thomas that takes its place among the progressive societies of the world must be unwavering and build for the 21st Century even when current circumstances in the parish seem dire.

The goal of The St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation is to bring about a 21st Century Renaissance, powered by the citizens and friends of St. Thomas, through big and bold ideas, thereby creating a parish that can support its citizens, a parish to be proud of.

FOUNDING MEMBERS: Malton D. Edwards, Nicklaus A. Shoultz, Mable Marriott, Robert Ritchie, Audrey Forde, Travis Smith, Sylvester Stewart, Patricia Edwards, Lascelles Elson, Marva Kildare, Wittman Edwards, Sharon Small

Read an excerpt of the speech that sparked the renaissance.