🔥 Jamaica Hails a Teenage Hero! 🇯🇲💫

Move over, movie superheroes — Jamaica’s got the real deal!

Adrian Ellis

Meet 14-year-old Adrian “Ajani” Ellis, a student of Ascot High who’s being celebrated nationwide for an act of pure bravery that saved his friend’s life. During a scary moment at Portmore Mall earlier this year, when his schoolmate Roxanne Riley started bleeding heavily after a fall, most bystanders did what too many do pulled out their phones to record. 📱😒

But not Adrian. This young king took action. He ripped off his undershirt and pressed it against her wound, stopping the bleeding until help arrived. His quick thinking literally saved her life.

Fast-forward to this week and Adrian just received the Badge of Honour for Gallantry at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House, greeted with loud cheers and a standing ovation! 👏🏽🏅

His proud mom, Trecia Stewart, says she wasn’t even surprised she knew her son was kind and selfless. His grandmother Pansy Spencer added, “I knew he had that thinking in him.” 🥹

Even MP Alando Terrelonge had big words for the young hero, calling Adrian “the very best of our youth” and urging Jamaica’s youngsters to take a page from his book.

And get this, Adrian said he learned how to respond to emergencies from watching TikTok videos and movies! 

🎥📲Talk about turning screen time into lifesaving time!

This story isn’t just about bravery it’s about heart, quick thinking, and the power of doing what’s right when it counts most.

💚💛🖤 Jamaica salutes you, Adrian our very own young legend in the making!

📸: Photo via The Gleaner🗞Credit: Antoine Lodge, Photographer Source: The Gleaner (Oct. 21, 2025) – Story by Tanesha Mundle