Four Guyanese students were awarded for their outstanding performances at the Carib-bean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations at the opening ceremony of the 40th Meeting of the Caribbean Examinations Council last Thursday.

Yana-Marisa Edwards

According to a GINA release, Queen’s College student Yana-Marisa Edwards received the award for the most outstanding performance overall at the CSEC exams. She obtained 15 Grade ones and a Grade two. Her colleagues Aaron Haralsingh copped the award for best performance in Science, while Suraj Maraj obtained the Business Studies award. Haralsingh achieved 11 Grade ones and a Grade three, while Mattai obtained 12 Grade ones.

Rahul Lall, of Anna Regina Secondary School, won the award for best performance in Technical/ Vocational subjects. He achieved 14 grades ones and two Grade twos.

Students from St Vincent, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados were also honoured at the event.

Aaron Haralsingh

Meanwhile, at the council’s official meeting Professor Nigel Harris was re-elected as chairman for a second term after being initially elected in September 2006.
 
Additionally at the gathering, Barbadian Minister of Education and Human Resources Ronald Jones announced that work on the proposed new CXC Headquarters will begin in March of next year and will be finished in November of 2010.