President’s College is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and past students from Guyana and further afield are gearing for a reunion weekend.Alumni have come from North America, Europe and throughout the region to celebrate the accomplishment of their alma mater, the Old Students Association said in a press release.Known as the School of Excellence, President’s College opened its doors in 1985 to the top students at the then Common Entrance Examinations. From the first graduating batch in 1990 and onward, the alumni of President’s College have gone on to excel in their respective fields, producing pediatricians and cardiologists, professors, lawyers, government officials, teachers, entrepreneurs, pilots and various notable professionals.The Association said August 6-8,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, 2010 serves as a time for the alumni body to return the first fruits to President’s College. With a series of “giveback” activities slated for President’s College, tomorrow and Saturday, the alumni will conduct cleanup and restorative works in various parts of the campus.Reunion weekend formally commences with a major opening ceremony at the National Cultural Centre tomorrow followed by an informal alumni hang at Camp Ayanganna. On Saturday, the alumni body will meet at Camp Ayanganna for their gala dinner and on Sunday the inter-house sports competition will close the curtains on President’s College Reunion weekend and 25th anniversary celebrations.Housing Ministry launches home improvement fundThe Ministry of Housing and Water is in the process of providing home improvement subsidies to underprivileged persons desirous of undertaking enhancement and upgrading work on their homes.The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has already invited applications from home owners who may be interested in the home improvement pilot project.The package comprises financial contribution and technical assistance and targets 400 families in existing housing schemes.CH&PA’s Community Development Specialist, Donell Bess-Bascom, according to a government statement yesterday, has said that each subsidy is valued at $200,000 and can be accessed by persons with income scale of up to $50,000.She disclosed that seven schemes including West Minster Phase One, Onderneeming Phase One, Recht-Door-Zee Phase One, Area ‘B’ Lusignan, Block ‘D’ Bath Phase One, Tabatinga Lethem and Amelia’s Ward Phase Two, will initially be targeted with 100 subsidies in 2010. Bess-Bascom noted that the project which falls under the Second Low Income Settlement (LIS) Programme and funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will eventually provide subsidies to 20 housing schemes.Included in the LIS programme is a component that would assist households to carry out repair works on roof, walls, floors etc, Bess-Bascom revealed.”These repairs are to existing homes so the person must first have a house lot in the scheme and must also be in occupancy of the lot,” Bess-Bascom explained.She stated that eligibility will be determined in accordance with the operating regulations of the programme.The Authority will meet with Neighbourhood and Regional Democratic Councils (NDCs and RDCs) on August 5, 10, 12, and 14 in Block B Bath, Amelia’s Ward, Lusignan and Westminster respectively.
