Guyana tops CXC awards

Zimeena Rasheed

Guyana has copped five of the eight Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) awards this year, with Yogeeta Persaud of the Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS) winning the award for overall outstanding achievement in the region with 18 grade ones, Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced yesterday.

Rafena Mustapha, of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan won the award for most outstanding student in the Humanities;