Year: 2011

The business sector in Berbice has responded with excitement at the performance of 16-year-old Shalita Appadu of New Amsterdam Secondary School who along with Anu Dev of Queens College obtained 15 grade ones at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. As the news broke about Appadu’s outstanding performance, many prominent Berbicians could not contain their joy in seeing Region Six again in the headlines in the field of education. Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association President Rohan Marray extended the chamber’s warmest congratulations to the Auchlyne Estate…

Guyana is open to developing the business community and having more Indian investors involved in this development. This was the promise made by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds at a reception on Monday night to celebrate the 65th independence anniversary of India. The prime minister, who is also acting as president, made the statements while saluting India as a country that has walked the path of development since becoming a post-colonial country. Hinds said India has proven itself to be a country able to weather the challenges of the 21st century.…

The Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on Saturday made well on his promise to award the top National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) pupil Terron Alleyne for his exceptional performance at this year’s examinations. Alleyne, who hails from the Regma Primary School in Region 10 gained 537 marks and said he worked “very, very hard” to achieve his outstanding results while adding that he expected good results but never thought that he would top Guyana. He had related that he attended lessons around-the-clock, weekends included, while noting that the night before the…

Education is recognised as one of the most fundamental building blocks of human development and is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty, improving health, gender equality, peace and stability. Government’s heavy investments in the sector have been bearing fruit and this is evident by the encouraging results at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) over the years. Spending in the sector has increased to allow for the construction and rehabilitation of schools across the country. These include Lower Kaituma Primary, Mabaruma…

The Sophia Training Centre (STC) in Georgetown on July 10 held a graduation ceremony for 85 youths who successfully completed training in six areas under the Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) programme. The STC offers six months free training for youths between the ages of 16 and 25 years in catering, handicraft, information technology, office administration, refrigeration and air conditioning, welding and fabrication, and masonry. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, the programme caters for unemployed youths and school dropouts, with the aim of equipping them with a…