Sepsis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sepsis/home/ovc-20169784
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sepsis.html
http://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/
http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Sepsis.aspx
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/sepsis-and-the-systemic-inflammatory-response-syndrome-definitions-epidemiology-and-prognosis

Related
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/26/nhs-111-helpline-broken-says-mother-of-william-mead-sepsis
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/families-warn-of-sudden-deadly-threat-of-sepsis/

Christiane Taubira Resigns

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/01/taubira-france-citizenship-terrorism/433965/
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/world/europe/france-christiane-taubira-justice-minister-resigns.html?_r=0
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/27/french-justice-minister-christiane-taubira-resigns
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35417732
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-politics-resignation-idUKKCN0V50TF
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-justice-minister-christiane-taubira-resigns-over-plans-to-strip-terrorists-of-citizenship-a6836156.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-taubira-resignation-1.3421555
http://www.france24.com/en/20160130-former-french-minister-taubira-new-york-university
http://africasacountry.com/2016/02/why-did-french-justice-minister-christiane-taubira-resign/

http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2016/01/27/01002-20160127ARTFIG00371-ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-de-la-demission-de-christiane-taubira.php
http://www.france24.com/fr/20160127-christiane-taubira-demission-ministre-justice-etat-urgence-reforme-constitution
http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/en-direct-christiane-taubira-demissionne-du-gouvernement-27-01-2016-5489487.php#xtref=https://www.google.fr/
http://www.itele.fr/politique/video/christiane-taubira-demissionne-de-son-poste-de-ministre-de-la-justice-151492
http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/01/27/demission-de-taubira-mais-que-s-est-il-passe_1429292
https://fr-fr.facebook.com/Pour-la-d%C3%A9mission-de-Christiane-Taubira-226806097477754/

Related
http://stanislauscollege.blogspot.ca/2013/01/christiane-taubira.html
http://stanislauscollege.blogspot.ca/2014/05/not-singing-marseil54laise.html

Developments at Saints

General News
http://www.guyanatimesgy.com/2015/09/21/st-stanislaus-students-excel-at-cseccape-exams/
http://guyanachronicle.com/new-executive-of-st-stanislaus-college-association-installed/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/11/14/gcbbank-dihdigicel-nsscl/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/11/15/gcbbank-dihdigicel-nssclchase-academy-and-st-stanislaus-college-book-semi-final-spots/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2016/01/10/the-singing-soldier-albert-joseph-bentick-is-a-special-person/

To celebrate Guyana's 50th anniversary,  and at the request of the government, St. Stanislaus College has hoisted the Golden Arrowhead at the front of the school. This is to remind the citizens of Guyana's Legacy and Triumph in which it attained  Independence in 1966.

The flag has been hoisted and has been flying proudly in the compound since the 4th of January, 2016.

On Wednesday the 27th of January, 2015, all heads of departments nationwide were invited to attend a very important National Meeting for Head of Departments to discuss curriculum implementation in the schools at. Arthur Chung Convention Centre, Lilendaal.

At Saint Stanislaus College, the following heads were invited to attend:

-Ms. Donnette Daniels (H.Econs)

-Mr. Berchel Skeete (Info.Tech)

-Ms. Roxanne Lafleur (S.St)

-Mrs. Rodrigues-Duff (Bus.)

-Mr. Colin Moses (Ind.Tech)

-Mrs. Najuma Greenidge (Maths)

-Mrs. Fanta Burnett (Agri)

-Mr. Damion LaRose (Sci)

-Mrs. Kerna Walcott (M.Lang)

-Mrs. Shunella Anthony- Barker (Eng.ag)

Recent work on Facilities
https://picasaweb.google.com/SaintsSchoolPhotos 

CIA Declassified UFO Files

https://www.cia.gov/news-information/blog/2016/take-a-peek-into-our-x-files.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3422014/The-truth-really-CIA-releases-thousands-declassified-X-files-aliens-flying-saucers-unexplained-phenomena.html
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/01/28/14/13/cia-releases-secret-files-and-photos-of-ufo-sightings
https://www.rt.com/usa/330325-cia-ufo-declassified-files/
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/01/29/real-life-x-files-cia-posts-trove-ufo-documents.html
http://ca.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/01/the-x-files-cia-declassified-documents-ufo-aliens
http://www.foia.cia.gov/collection/ufos-fact-or-fiction

Rory Westmaas

http://guyanacaribbeanpolitics.com/?p=2292
https://plus.google.com/110354895897233999717/posts/eCkWhGxqe1E
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/guyana-review/04/29/architecture-building-under-our-sun/print/
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52936611
https://guyaneseonline.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/episodes-in-the-life-of-rory-westmaas-letter-by-nigel-westmaas/#comment-141194

Related
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/features/12/20/%E2%80%98but-they-call-us-a-rag%E2%80%99/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/02/23/today-is-republic-day-where-is-chase-westmaas-kwayana/

St. Stanislaus College PTA General Members Meeting

The General PTA Meeting was a held on the 26th of January, 2015. The Agenda included:

-PTA Chairman's remarks

-Principal's Remarks

-Treasurer's Report

-Presentation of the Standards of Behaviour Document. (DHM)

Mr. Alvin Adonis was the Guest Speaker.

The PTA is planning a Fundraising Lunch on 19th February, 2016. Tickets will cost $ 600 and

1000 tickets are expected to be sold. Tasks to be taken on by the PTA include the painting of the school fence, the construction of more seats around the hardcourt, and the purchase of more lunch tables for the accomodation of students.

Of Interest
http://moe.edu.tt/general_pdfs/National_Schools_Code_of_Conduct.pdf

Global Shapers Community

https://www.globalshapers.org/
http://www.weforum.org/communities/global-shapers
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kirkanthony-hamilton/who-are-the-global-shaper_b_8068440.html
https://medium.com/@slavacm/social-network-analysis-of-the-global-shapers-community-42d0fc408b1d#.em7bieaao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shaAiy2S3fk

Guyana
https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/georgetown
http://guyanachronicle.com/global-shapers-of-georgetown-hub-urges-guyanese-to-join-volunteer-programme/
http://guyanachronicle.com/global-shapers-launches-community-library-in-sophia/
http://www.guyanatimesgy.com/2014/12/18/global-shapers-to-construct-library-in-sophia/
http://guyanachronicle.com/global-shapers-put-smile-on-faces-of-500-hinterland-children/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_CnKmqtB6Y
https://sarabharrat.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/who-are-global-shapers/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/11/11/global-shapers-launch-mental-health-project/
http://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/?p=28551

Alex Bunbury

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Bunbury
https://www.facebook.com/alex.bunbury.35
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2016/01/23/guyanese-hall-of-famer-alex-bunbury-holds-clinic-in-linden/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/08/30/footballing-legend-alex-bunbury-determined-to-give-back-to-guyana/
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/media/photos/01/27/alex-bunbury-meets-education-minister-academy-plans/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2016/01/25/alex-bunbury-named-gff-international-ambassador/
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.994508757279290.1073742077.130149983715176&type=3

Teal Bunbury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teal_Bunbury
https://twitter.com/tealbunb
http://www.wakingthered.com/2011/11/2/2534103/the-teal-bunbury-story-a-case-of-mistaken-identity
http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/teal-bunbury
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/04/23/new-england-revolutions-teal-bunbury-reflects-usmnt-canada-choice-facing-tesho
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/07/17/new-england-revolution-forward-teal-bunbury-and-sister-kylie-battle-together-top

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e6YaIqTMCk

Stephen F. Cohen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_F._Cohen
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/16/the_new_york_times_basically_rewrites_whatever_the_kiev_authorities_say_stephen_f_cohen_on_the_u_s_russiaukraine_history_the_media_wont_tell_you/
https://www.rt.com/shows/worlds-apart-oksana-boyko/320364-stalin-dramatic-past-russia/
http://rorotoko.com/interview/20110214_cohen_stephen_on_victims_return_survivors_gulag_after_stalin/
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/06/23/gulag-memories/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-kovalik/rethinking-russia-a-conve_b_7744498.html
http://www.thenation.com/authors/stephen-f-cohen/
http://www.thenation.com/article/distorting-russia/

Controversy
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/07/stephen_cohen_vladimir_putin_s_apologist_the_nation_just_published_the_most.html
https://newrepublic.com/article/117606/stephen-cohen-wrong-russia-ukraine-america

India's Partition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/india/f/partitionofindiafaq.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/partition1947_01.shtml
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/the-great-divide-books-dalrymple
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-long-troubling-consequences-of-indias-partition-that-created-pakistan/2015/04/17/8bf2669a-c746-11e4-b2a1-bed1aaea2816_story.html
https://www.quora.com/What-were-the-reasons-behind-the-India-Pakistan-partition
http://www.oneindia.com/feature/rarely-known-facts-about-the-partition-of-india-after-independence-1501729.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2015/06/how_india_and_pakistan_became_enemies_excerpt_from_nisid_hajari_s_midnight.html
http://www.ibtimes.com/partition-india-pakistan-rape-women-epic-historic-scale-1387601
http://www.e-ir.info/2011/07/09/why-was-india-partitioned-at-independence/

Photos
http://storyglitz.com/40-rare-images-of-india-pakistan-partition-1947-thatll-shock-you/

Pocasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0090bft#play      1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0091k7g#play     2

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amnevwW0MJo

Ambedkar Book
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_partition/

Of Interest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0306c9f

Toronto Saints Spring Dance 2016

The St. Stanislaus College Alumni Association is making an early start to our fund-raising events of 2016.  Our first major event of the year is our Spring Dinner / Dance which will be held on Saturday 16 April.  Over the years our records show that this event is usually sold out and we hope that by sharing this information early, many of you will plan accordingly to contact your usual ticket seller to order your tickets. Again, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible. We continue to provide reserved seating for groups of six or more purchasing tickets at the same time.  Order your tickets TODAY to avoid being disappointed.

As a reminder of the details (which are shown below), the price of admission includes DINNER and ALL DRINKS.  Also, by popular demand, Victor Shim and the Sure Fire Band  plus DJ Tee Cee are back so that you can dance the night away, and the venue with its cozy atmosphere remains the same. Doors open at 7.00 pm and the Buffet Dinner will be ready at 7.30 pm. We ask that you plan to be there early. Thanks.

The details are as follows:

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DATE:             Sat. 16 April, 2016

TIME:              7:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

DINNER:         Served from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

                           

PLACE:           West Rouge Community Centre

                        270 Rouge Hills Drive, Toronto

                        (Hwy 401 / Hwy #2 / Port Union Road)

DRESS:           Casual Elegance (no blue jeans, please)

DONATION:    $45 per person

                        (ALL INCLUSIVE - dinner and all drinks)

                        Tickets are available from any member of the Executive.

MUSIC:           Victor Shim and the Sure Fire Band

                        DJ Tee Cee
https://www.facebook.com/Victor-Shim-245938938788794/

                       

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We encourage you to share these details and flyer with your friends as soon as possible. We will NOT be selling any tickets beyond 300 maximum.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our first big event of the year.

Also, our most grateful thanks for your continued support as we try to improve the educational situation of the less fortunate in Guyana.

SSCAAT Entertainment Committee

Dhimmitude

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhimmitude
http://www.dhimmitude.org/
http://dhimmi.net/
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=761
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/01/07/liberal-dhimmitude-12-signs-youre-part-of-the-problem/
http://dhimmiindia.blogspot.ca/
http://indiafacts.org/dhimmitude-is-the-consequence-of-jihad/
http://www.islam-watch.org/Amarkhan/Dhimmis-Christians-in-Pakistan-Worse-than-Animals.htm
http://thejerusalemconnection.us/blog/2015/04/30/dhimmitude-get-to-know-what-it-is/
http://www.jewishmag.com/57mag/dhimmi/dhimmi.htm
http://www.khilafah.com/dhimmi-non-muslims-living-in-the-khilafah-2/
http://www.danielpipes.org/topics/57/dhimmitude
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/descent-into-dhimmitude/
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/america-under-cultural-dhimmitude/
http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2006/02/marching_to_dhi.php
http://nocompulsion.com/the-muslim-as-dhimmi/

Related
http://www.factcheck.org/2010/05/dhimmitude-and-the-muslim-exemption/
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=5657
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/01/hugh-fitzgerald-no-need-to-play-the-dhimmi

Mayer: Dark Money

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/17/dark-money-review-nazi-oil-the-koch-brothers-and-a-rightwing-revolution
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/books/review/dark-money-by-jane-mayer.html?_r=0
http://www.npr.org/2016/01/19/463565987/hidden-history-of-koch-brothers-traces-their-childhood-and-political-rise
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-dark-money-why-do-so-many-people-think-it-n499731
http://www.desmogblog.com/2016/01/19/jane-mayer-dark-money-book-koch-brothers-nypd-fbi
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/1/19/1471807/-Must-Read-Jane-Mayer-s-Dark-Money
http://www.wsj.com/articles/vast-right-wing-conspiracy-2-0-1452893703
http://www.salon.com/2016/01/25/they_see_themselves_as_heroes_instead_people_are_saying_theyre_manipulating_american_politics_jane_mayer_on_the_method_behind_the_koch_brothers_brilliant_madness/

Interview
http://www.npr.org/2016/01/19/463551038/dark-money-delves-into-how-koch-brothers-donations-push-their-political-agenda

Native American Enslavement

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/01/native_american_slavery_historians_uncover_a_chilling_chapter_in_u_s_history.html
http://nativeamericanhistory.about.com/od/controversies/a/The-Untold-History-Of-American-Indian-Slavery.htm
http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/332
http://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/africanpassageslowcountryadapt/sectionii_introduction/american_indian_slavery_caroli
http://hubpages.com/education/Never-Forget-The-Native-American-Genocides

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8GFQ-q0ruU

St. Stanislaus College, Guyana Reunion 2016

The executive members of the St. Stanislaus College Alumni Association (Guyana)
would like to extend an invitation to you to join us for our 150th Anniversary reunion in Georgetown, Guyana from March 26 to April 3rd, 2016.

Registration Fee

There are two types for the Easter Reunion Registration

Gold - US$100.00

Silver – US$75.00

A special rate will be offered to staff and alumni who have left the school within the last 5 years. Please use the conversion rate of CDN$1.45 to US$1.00.  Payments will be collected in Guyana.


Click here for Pre-registration

All registrants will be entitled to receiving keepsake memorabilia, inclusive of one One50@50 Commemorative Magazine. Additional Magazines may be obtained. Bounty Farm and the Theatre Guild have a limit on the number of persons that can be accommodated. It would be important therefore to pre-register prior to the reunion, and certainly by February 29, 2016.

Gold Registrants will be entitled to complimentary entry to all events i.e.,

1.      Welcome reception (non-alcoholic drinks and light snacks) - Saturday March 26th

2.      Easter Sunday Bounty Farm Picnic & Lime -  transportation to/from site plus drinks and meals. This venue has limited accommodation – and we will be issuing tickets, on a first come first served basis. If oversubscribed, participants will be offered a refund of US$30.00. Once registered the overseas alumni, all steps must be taken to guarantee admission to the Bounty Picnic and all other events. However to be able to do this, we do need to have participants pre-register, so that we can reserve tickets.

3.      Easter Monday Kite Flying @ Saints Ground - BBQ Lunch. There will be a cash bar (not included in the registration fee)

4.      Tuesday March 29^th Georgetown Heritage City Tour -  transportation to/from central point. Each tour can accommodate 20 persons. Multiple tours will be organized. Participants will have to sign up at the welcome reception.

5.    Friday April 1^st Cultural Show @ the Theatre Guild. This venue has limited accommodation – and we will be issuing tickets, on a first come first served basis. If oversubscribed, participants will offered a refund of US$20.00.http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/guyana-review/08/19/theatre-lives/

6.      Saturday April 2^nd, Dinner & Dance @ ParcRayne – Dinner. We will offer separate tickets at US $50.00. for those who only want to attend the event and nothing else. There will be a cash bar (not included in the registration fee).http://www.parcrayne.com/gallery.html

Silver Registrants will be entitled to all the above EXCEPT for Item No. 6.

A staffed reunion secretariat (011-592-604-3147).will be opened from February 1. If you wish to contact anyone before then, please contact me at dsingh@conservation.org; or Jennifer Cipriani at  jennifer.cipriani@scotiabank.com. We are both on whatsapp. Jennifer is the moderator, and she will gladly add you.

Please let me know if you have any further questions at this time. You will be receiving regular updates and we also would appreciate if you can identify individuals who can be your point of contact for (1) flights to/from Guyana, (2) logistics, especially as it relates to those persons staying in hotels, (3) magazine, (4) Cultural Show.

We want to know as soon as is convenient the provisional number of attendees, and numbers who will need to be put up at a hotel. We are on standby to work with you to get group discounts once we have numbers and dates of travel.

  The Pegasus has agreed to reserve 20 rooms initially charging rates of (1) Double occupancy US $ 130.oo per night plus VAT of 16 %.  Buffet breakfast can be included at $ 20.00 per room, (2) Triple occupancy  US $ 140.00 per night plus VAT of 16%.  Buffet breakfast can be included at $ 30.00 per room.

The celebrations continue in May, with

1.       Commencement Anniversary Day Sunday, May 1, 2016 Church Service  Brickdam Cathedral        

2.       Saturday May 21, 2015 - Guyana Independence Lime and Day of Sports Competition between Houses

3.       Thursday May 26, 2015  Guyana Independence Anniversary Celebrations

Pre-Registration
For those attending the 150th anniversary reunion Easter events, please fill one form per person so we can establish tentative numbers to enable package deals, group rates, facilitate logistical decisions, and so on.

https://docs.google.com/a/st-stanislaus-gy.com/forms/d/1_Lz7nMX6udwQDvJgetn4PM4XowQiFDBUgVo4Ev_mLPI/viewform

For additional information contact Paul Camacho pcamacho@st-stanislaus-gy.com (Toronto)

Related
http://stanislauscollege.blogspot.ca/2015/11/new-guyana-ssca-executive.html
http://stanislauscollege.blogspot.ca/2016/02/pre-registration-for-saints-150th.html
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gng1lie6c1zf0iy/Saint%20Stanislaus%20College%20150th%20Anniversary_draft_20151215.docx?dl=0

UPDATE
http://stanislauscollege.blogspot.ca/2016/03/guyana-saints-retro-party.html
(This site will be updated regularly)

Parasram: HOW CAN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGION FOUR, DEMERARA-MAHAICA?

TOPIC: HOW CAN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGION FOUR, DEMERARA-MAHAICA?

For years our country, Guyana has been going through changes. It endeavors to become more developed and enriched, as a diversified land fights to grow into an economy augmented nation. Over time, the Bank of Guyana has been a great benefit to its parent-land as it strives to promote the financial prudence of man with its knowledgeable ideas and its unique assistance to help support a sustainable development of a nation. The Bank of Guyana has been relentlessly offering a vital source of financial and technical assistance to Guyana, as a constant developing country apart of a growing economistic world. We have seen that the Bank of Guyana have been true to its promise- to formulate and implement the monetary policy so as to achieve and maintain price stability and has been successful to promote this inhabitable choice.

To continue in the promise, the Bank of Guyana can perform several activities, which in return will be of great assistance to a major development of Guyana. Today in the region, Demerara-Mahaica, the unemployment rate is relatively high. The Bank of Guyana does not pay a direct impact on this weak area in our country, but still the overall decisions in which it makes, eventually will target this capacity. Because of this setback, there are many living in poverty. This is because of no one even glimpsing at the mere thought to think about the future of the next generation. One of the recommendations to change this is to try to make investments into programs which can help these people to feel of worth. Take the recommendation to open new employment opportunities by expanding the bank’s location and infrastructure so that the labour supply can boast enormously.                                    

The Bank of Guyana can also reduce the rate of inflation. By doing this, there will be many beneficial actions that can take place. When inflation is high, people increasingly fear that this will erode their future, purchasing power and their standard of living. If inflation is lowered, consumers and businesses are better able to make long-range plans because they know that the purchasing power of their money will not be steadily eroded year after year. The fear of erosion will be reduced. A lowered inflation also means lower real interest rates. Lower real interest rates reduce the cost of borrowing. This encourages households to buy assets, such as houses and autos. It also encourages businesses to invest in order to improve productivity so that they can stay competitive and prosper without steadily having to raise prices. This in general will make consumers to make better decisions to ensure they are getting goods at a lower price.                   

Today, many entrepreneurs may feel undermined of starting new businesses. A decision can be made to determine an interest rate that is sustainable for businesses to comply with. Changing the interest rate to a reasonable percentage is a sustainable way to relieve this impediment and it will be a key factor that may lead into an enriched economy. By helping these entrepreneurs with their new ideas and creative techniques the country can attract foreign investments from other countries causing Guyana to be at a high level of development than before.

In closing, the Bank of Guyana is a very fine establishment and if it can continue with its promises to ensure a better economy for Guyana whilst following the recommendations given, it will truly be a new hope for the future of our country.

REPORT ON WHAT TRANSPIRED AT THE BANK OF GUYANA’S 50^TH ANNIVERSARY ESSAY WRITING COMPETION 2015

During the Month of March 2015, the Bank of Guyana issued an essay writing competition to commemorate its 50^th Anniversary of services. In Saint Stanislaus College, five students in the business stream were selected to use their creative thoughts and knowledge to formulate an essay. The theme of this competition was based on the ‘Bank of Guyana being a major importance to today’s economy’ and was subdivided into five topics. Unfortunately, due to lack of time, only one submission was made. This submission was made by me, Jemuel Parasram. The basis of my topic was, ‘How can the financial Sector contribute to the development of my community or region?”

On the 10^th of July, 2015 it was declared that I had been awarded first place in the Bank of Guyana’s 50^th Anniversary Essay Competition Regional district for Region Four, Demerara-Mahaica. I was then invited to attend a ceremony the next week, where the Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga and other executive members of the bank awarded the participators of the competition for ranks of first and second. The ceremony was held in the conference room of the institution and each successor was given monetary awards and a Letter of Commendation. This letter was referenced for future employment opportunities at the Central Bank. After the ceremony, we were accompanied to a tour of the Central Bank. We were also allowed to sightsee at the very top of the bank’s structure.

It was a great experience; a terrific one as I may say. I was so proud to represent my school at this competition. My encouragement to you is to take my story as an example. I was not even expecting to be chosen at all. My accomplishment may be a minor one, but at this moment, I encourage you to try out new things; grasp for your greatness within: Find your strong points and use them, whether it would be writing or any other interest. Just try…. You may never know what the results would be.

And now with this said, I make a promise. This isn’t the last of Jemuel Parasram. With Mrs. Fazia Baksh (DHM) as my mentor and confidence in full effect, I plan to do even greater things in the near future. 

Jemuel Parasram is a 5th form student of St. Stanislaus College

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