ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA.: October 2016

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Going Nuts About Coconuts: Guyana’s October 21 – 23, 2016 Coconuts Festival

Guyana recently hosted its first ever Coconut Festival from October 21 – 23 at the Arthur Chung Convention Center. The Festival was developed as a joint Business/Tourism initiative as a unique combination of educational workshops, festivities, events, entertainment and awareness dedicated to the Coconut, as the world’s newly discovered “miracle fruit!” The 2016 Coconut Festival was conceived, developed and hosted by Guyana’s Tourism Ministry as a direct response to the challenge of a local, regional and international increase in demand for coconut and coconut products which Guyana now faces. The event which was staged in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture attracted local stakeholder interest as well as overseas private sector participation. Guyana enjoys a limited trade in coconuts with the region, primarily the Dominican Republic. Local entrepreneurs also export coconut water to other territories in the region, chiefly Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, the country boasts a modest but growing coconut oil industry with product reportedly enjoying good sales in the Caribbean and beyond. With Guyana now seeking to take its coconut industry “to the next level.” The October Festival was aimed at facilitating the development of an agro tourism portfolio that would be equipped to play a focal role in advancing the regional programme for coconut development. Guyana’s Director General of Tourism, Donald Sinclair had earlier described the 2016 Coconut Festival as “a national event with regional implications.” The relatively well attended three day Festival was comprised of presentations, seminars, exhibitions, demonstrations, fashions displays, games and entertainment, all related to promoting the coconut product.

In commemoration of world teacher's day, on the 5th of October 2016, the teachers of St. Stanislaus College were treated to an afternoon of appreciation by the students and PTA of the school. The day's activities featured a lunch which was provided by the PTA, followed by a concert which was coordinated by the prefect body under the Guidance of Senior Mistress Mrs. Vaunda Wayne-Francis.

The PTA also provided the teachers with a coffee maker and basket of coffee and tea items for the staff room. Each class presented gifts to their class teachers while the PTA presented gifts to the Principle and Deputy Principle. All six levels were represented at the concert by students who performed various songs, dances and poems.

On behalf of the St. Stanislaus College Alumni Association-Toronto, I extend Heartiest Congratulations to the St. Stanislaus College Team of Ishwardat Boodramlall, Angelique Thomas, Dhankumar Persaud and Jada Kellawan that won the seventh annual Caricom inter-school quiz competition and special congratulations to Ishwardat Boodramlall for being judged the Most Outstanding Student of the competition. Their success makes the College and all alumni/alumnae very proud indeed and shows the reward of hard work and application.

Congratulations are also due to Mrs. Chrisel Shepherd who prepared the Students for the competition.

We wish the Students, the College and Teachers continued success.

Vibert Lampkin
www.torontosaints.ca