OUTSTANDING achievers at the May 2013 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations were awarded at the opening ceremony of the 45th meeting of the Council, which was held at the National Cultural Centre last evening.

Guyana’s own Yogeeta Persaud received the ‘Most Outstanding Candidate Overall’ Award in the CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate) category. Receiving the Most Outstanding Candidate Overall Award in the CAPE (Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations) category and the Dennis Irvine Award was Dea Thomas of Ardenne High School in Jamaica.

Dennis Irvine contributed to the establishment of the CXC and served as chairman from 1974 to 1979. He was Chairman when the first exams were administered in 1979. After the CSEC exams were well established, he worked with the Council to conceptualize the CAPE, which was administered for the first time in 1998.
His Excellency President Donald Ramotar said at the event: “It is a testament to culture that people have used education to improve individual lives and collective society”. (Kindly see tomorrow’s edition for full article/photos)