Mon Repos Primary student wins GPL/IDB national spelling bee

Runner-up Travis Williams of Sheet Anchor Primary School (left) and winner Daniel Premsukh of Mon Repos Primary (right) pose with their trophies after the conclusion of the GPL/IDB National Spelling Bee Competition. At centre is Aeshwar Deonarine, Deputy CEO of GPL.

Daniel Premsukh, a student of Mon Repos Primary, is now the proud winner of the Guyana Power and Light/Inter-American Development Bank’s (GPL/IDB) National Spelling Bee following the competition’s finals yesterday morning.

The competition, which started in April, saw participation by a number of eager young spellers from schools in regions 3, 4, 5 and 6, including Enmore Primary, Zeeland Primary, Port Mourant Primary and Windsor Forest Primary.

Travis Williams, of Sheet Anchor Primary School, placed second with a