| – Jamaican student cops Dennis Irvine AwardAlthough it was Jamaica’s Dea Thomas who received the coveted Dennis Irvine Award, Guyana was very much in the spotlight when the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) held its 2013 Awards Ceremony Thursday evening.The event held at the National Cultural Centre, was designed to honour the topProfessor Nigel E. Harris presents the Most Outstanding Overall CSEC Candidate Award to Yogeeta Persaud of the Anna Regina Multilateral School.performing students of the Caribbean who participated in both the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) this year.Because of her Grade I passes in 12 Units at CAPE, Thomas, a student of Ardenne High School, Jamaica, was duly honoured when President Donald Ramotar presented her with the prestigious CAPE award.She was named the Most Outstanding Candidate in the Caribbean Overall and is in fact,Jerseys Cheap NFL, the eighth recipient and the first Jamaican student to win the award since its establishment in 2006.The Principal of the Ardenne High School was therefore bestowed with the Principal of the year award.Other students who were honoured for their outstanding CAPE performances were: Maryam Archie, Most Outstanding Candidate in Mathematics; Jean-luc Duval, the Most Outstanding Candidate in Natural Sciences; Shelemiah Peterkin, the Most Outstanding Candidate in Business Studies; Stephen Prince, the Most Outstanding Candidate in Information and Communication Technology; Elise Francis, the Most Outstanding Candidate in Technical Studies; Ronan Narine, the Most Outstanding Candidate in Environmental Studies; Zakiyah Ali, the Most Outstanding Candidate in Modern Language and Brendan Hatch,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the Most Outstanding Candidate in Modern Languages.All of these students were from Trinidad and Tobago.The Most Outstanding Candidate in Humanities was Tasanique Henry of Jamaica.However, Guyana secured the lion’s share of top regional awards for CSEC.Professor E. Nigel Harris, CXC Chairman and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, presented the award to the Most Outstanding Overall CSEC Candidate, Yogeeta Persaud, of the Anna Regina Multilateral School. She achieved Grade I passes in 18 CSEC subjects.The Anna Regina Multilateral School was by extension the recipient of the CSEC School of the year award which was accepted by Principal, Lalljeet Ruplall.Jamaica’s Dea Thomas accepts the Dennis Irvine Award from President Donald Ramotar.Among the outstanding Guyanese CSEC performers awarded were Cecil Cox, Most Outstanding Candidate in Science; Sasha Woodroffe, Most Outstanding Candidate in Business Education; Rafena Mustapha,Cheap Jerseys From China, Most Outstanding Candidate in Humanities; and Zimeena Rasheed, Most Outstanding Candidate in Technical/Vocation Education.Also securing top performing awards were Ranolyn Hunt of Jamaica, Most Outstanding Candidate in Visual Arts, 3-Dimensional Work; Aimee De Montbrun, Most Outstanding Candidate in Visual Arts,Cheap Jerseys Online, 2-Dimensional Work and Nathaniel Adiah, Most Outstanding Candidate in Short Story Writing.The latter two were students of Trinidad and Tobago.Each of the top performing CSEC awardees were also offered letters of scholarship which they will be eligible to take advantage of once their outstanding performances continue at the level of CAPE.The awards ceremony also represented the start of the 45th Meeting of CXC which is intended to bring closure to the celebration of 40 years since the establishment of the Council.And according to CXC Registrar, Dr Didacus Jules, who delivered the welcoming remarks, the event was intended to provide an opportunity for reflection on the successes and accomplishments as well as the persistent difficulties of the past.He noted that in itemising the accomplishments there is also need to analyse the factors and reasons for the past achievements with a view of allowing the “successes of the past to illuminate the path of the future.”And with the accomplishments that were on display Thursday evening, there is every possibility that the Caribbean is well on its way to realising a bright future.According to the Guyana-born Professor Harris, there have been many achievements realised in the Caribbean that were not believed possible in the past.A section of the audience stand to observe a moment of silence in honour of the passing of Nelson Mandela.He alluded to the evolution of science which now allows for the creation of human life outside of normal procreation, a practice which was formerly found in the Western world but is now very much available and successful in the Caribbean.“…I still feel the excitement that young people must feel getting into a world of such tremendous possibilities; mankind is exploring the outer reaches of space, plumbing the depths of its mighty ocean,Wholesale China Jerseys, deciphering the intricate molecular interactions of living cells even able to create from basic chemicals primitive life forms,” Professor Harris said.According to Head of State, Donald Ramotar, who delivered the feature address, the belief that developing one’s economy comes from natural resources, wealth and exploitation is a thinking that has been relegated to the past and proven to not necessarily be true.“While natural resources indeed can help, and it is important, the most important factor for our country and regional development is our human resources, our human capital,” asserted the President.He is of the firm view that the Region must have a focused strategy to promote and develop a knowledge based economy. This is essential, he noted, since such a move goes beyond investing in tertiary education but requires that specific areas be identified where the objective is to promote new and innovative activities, services and products.“The fact is that the largest gains we can make for our people and our economies are through the promotion and capitalisation of innovative activities,” highlighted the Head of State.And so in congratulating the top performers, and students in general of the Region, the President said, “You are our pride and joy…we look forward and we have a lot of faith in you taking us from strength to strength; to strengthening the independence that our forefathers dreamed of and to make it stronger and to allow us to make a greater contribution, not only to culture and sports but to the world economy and to society as a whole.”The auspicious event which was laced with musical renditions from the Guyana Police Band, officially commenced when ranks of the Guyana Defence Force mesmerizingly paraded the national flags of CXC member countries through the centre aisle of the Cultural Centre before mounting them on the stage. This was followed by an eloquent invocation recital by Jealisha Leung of the Bishop High School after which remarks from the various officials were presented.Following the speeches and the presentation of awards,Jerseys From China, the gathering was treated to a cultural show, which not only entailed an audio-visual production highlighting Guyana’s intriguing biodiversity and its various uniqueness, but there were also drama galore that kept the audience well entertained.The ceremony was chaired by CXC’s Senior Assistant Registrar, Mr Verieux Mourillon, who halted the proceedings to observe a moment of silence in honour of anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela who passed away Thursday. |
