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Parents to travel with CSEC standouts to award ceremony
By Zena Henry
Four proud parents were yesterday given the privilege of travelling to Anguilla to accompany the country’s top performers to the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)’s award ceremony. The parents who received their airline tickets at the Ministry of Education are expected to travel next week and will be staying six days in the British colony.
The Government recently announced that it would bear the cost of having the parents travel to the awards ceremony while CXC will be providing accommodation and meals. They will overnight in Barbados, staying at the Marriott Hotel and later at the Viceroy Hotel Anguilla.
From Left: Deputy Permanent Secretary Geneveive Blackman, Pameshwar Babulall, Haywattie Narine, Rameshwar Singh, Kewlamati Bhim and Permanent Secretary Delma Nedd.
Rameshwar Singh, father of Karran Singh; Kewlamati Bhim, grandmother of Tamasha Maraj; Haywattie Narine, mother of Deowattie Narine and Pameshwar Babulall, who represented Sarah Hakh’s family, all expressed gratitude at the initiative. They told Kaieteur News that it was wonderful that the Government should extend this courtesy for such a fulfilling aspect of their children’s academic life.
Kewlamati Bhim said that she had never travelled before and was quite enthused that she is now able to do so on such an occasion. Like Haywattie Narine, Bhim said she was proud of the youngsters. Karran Singh’s father expressed the same sentiments as he too thanked the Government for providing the opportunity.
The tickets were handed over by Education Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Delma Nedd. Also present were Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam, Assistant Chief Education Officer (Secondary), Ms. Doodmattie Singh and Deputy Permanent Secretary Geneveive Blackman.
Sarah Hakh of Abram Zuil Secondary School was declared the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall in the Region. She wrote 16 subjects and achieved all Grade Ones with all A’s on the Profile grades. Tamasha Maraj of The Bishops’ High School was bestowed with the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate in Business Education, while she successfully completed 13 subjects. Deowattie Narine also from The Bishops’ High School secured the award for the Most Outstanding Candidate in the Sciences. She achieved Grade Ones in 13 subjects.
Karran Singh, a student of St Rose’s High, secured the title of Most Outstanding Candidate in Technical Vocational Education. He achieved Grade Ones in 12 subject areas.
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