By Indrawattie Natram

RECOGNIZING that the Pomeroon-Supenaam region’s children have done exceedingly well at the recent sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, prominent businessman Alfro Alphonso has decided to honour the region’s top performers.

Through one of his company’s, Pinnacle Communications, Alfonso honoured the top 5 CSEC performers of Region Two.

The country’s top performer, Riana Toney, received $100,000 while the other top four performers: Charrandat Narine, Premchand Rampersaud, Ushanna Mohan and Begum Baksh each received $50,000.

Representing the company at a simple ceremony in the ‘Cinderella County’ was Ava Thompson who said that Alphonso was impressed with the performances of the students and wanted to make the cash donation so that other students can see and be motivated to aim for similar spots in next year’s examinations. Thompson said that Alphonso will continue to support and promote the educational achievements of students in Guyana.
Regional Education Officer, Nicola Matthews, who was present at the presentation ceremony, thanked the businessman and his company for recognizing the efforts of the children.

She said that Essequibo is indeed proud of all the children’s achievements. The students were happy for the donation and thanked the businessman for his kind contribution.