Nine students of the Port Mourant Secondary School in Corentyne, Berbice, have received grants of up to $30,000 each under a pilot “In-School Entrepreneurship Programme.”
According to a Ministry of Business press release, which was issued on Thursday, the Port Mourant Secondary School is one of 15 schools chosen from acrossa the 10 administrative regions to participate in the programme, which is being spearheaded by the ministry’s Small Business Bureau.
The students who were awarded grants, which are expected to be disbursed by the end of November, are: Davashnie Sugrim, Michelle Adrian, Rakjumarie Rampersaud, Yoshoda Mahabir, Mohesha Narine, Shabina Narine, Kevin Henry, Delicia Sarmento, and Alicia Ramoo.
