Twenty-four students were yesterday awarded bursaries totalling over $840,000 as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) honoured the children of its employees who wrote this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).
At the ceremony hosted at the company’s Head office in Georgetown, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal told the awardees that it matters not what school they were awarded but the effort they put into learning, a GWI press release said.
Croal posited that Guyana will not be the same five years from now when they graduate, due to the transformation that is currently taking place under President Irfaan Ali. In this regard, he advised them to take advantage of the opportunities currently available to them, so that they can reap the benefits when it comes time to choosing a career path.
The Housing and Water Minister made mention of the numerous non-traditional avenues available for work, particularly with the advent of the growing oil and gas sector.
This year’s top achievers are Ruel Joseph who secured a place at Queen’s College, Liesl Pearson, Tomesh Sookram and Chivrat Singh, who were all awarded the Bishops’ High School and Nandita Neeroram, who got St. Rose’s High School.
