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GDF presents 28 bursaries

Bursary awards were presented to 28 children of serving and deceased members of the Guyana Defence Force last Friday for being successful at the Secondary Schools Entrance Examination.

Bursary awardees with senior army officers. Colonel Mark Phillips is seated third from left.

The award ceremony took place at Base Camp Ayanganna and awardees will each receive $25,000 over the next five years of their secondary schooling making the 2008 bursaries worth some $3.5M, a release from the GDF stated.

“Stay in school. Get a sound education. To be successful in the world today, education is the key! Education is your path to real freedom,” Colonel Mark Phillips told the awardees during the ceremony.

Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds, Keval Harlequin and Belinda Bess received prizes for being the most outstanding awardees.

The GDF began issuing bursary awards in 1974 and since then the number of awardees moved up from five that year to 28 now while the amount awarded has been hiked by 150% from $10,000 last year to $25,000 currently. A total of 614 students have been awarded bursaries by the Army so far.

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3 Responses to “GDF presents 28 bursaries”

freespeech
on October 6th, 2008 8:35 pm

sorry for your loss kids, they should be your heroes, doing the most dangerous job to protect guyana and its constitution.
education is the gate way to a fruitful life, stay in school and prove to your self, no one else that you can make a difference.
i wish you guys all the best.

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talkout
on October 7th, 2008 12:37 am

thats good to read

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Richard Lewis
on October 7th, 2008 11:39 am

Really good to see that some are still looking out for the good of Guyana’s children. Having received the awards they now need guidance through their high school years with emphasis on staying the course and being ready for the next level whether that be joining the work force or moving on to a higher educational level.

Thanks GDF.

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