Zeeburg’s shrimp dryer wins Guyana leg of Sagicor challenge

Students of President’s College giving a presentation on their project ‘Biogas generation from farm and kitchen waste: a clean source of fuel and electricity’

West Coast Demerara school Zeeburg Secondary emerged the winner of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge Guyana final at the Umana Yana yesterday with its innovative shrimp dryer, which would serve to reduce air pollution at that school.

Twenty schools from across the country yesterday presented 32 projects in the competition aimed at creating passion and excitement around Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The Caribbean Science Fund (CSF), Sagicor and Caribbean Examination Council worked with Ministries of Education to create the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge which was launched in high schools across the region.

Students were encouraged to identify a challenge facing their school or a school of their