ELEVEN pupils from six primary schools in Springlands Police Station District have been awarded for their outstanding performance at the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations.

The award ceremony was held at the Springlands Police Station and chaired by Sergeant, Philbert Wilburgh with welcoming remarks from Mayor, Winston Roberts.
The schools represented were Corriverton Primary School, New Market Primary School, Skeldon Primary School, Crabwood Primary School, Massiah Primary School and Number 68 Primary School.

District Commander, Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan, who gave the feature address, encouraged the students to remain focused on their education.
He told the students that they have passed through a journey of development in their young lives and will now move onto another stage of schooling in a secondary institution.
“High school is full of amazing opportunities, but you are responsible for taking those opportunities and transforming them into meaningful experiences for yourselves,” he told the students.

He continued: “As you dream up the next five years, I want you to promise me that you will dream big. Promise me that you will have the courage and the confidence to take yourself seriously.”

The commander then advised the students to maintain a good reputation and that means always protecting their good name.

A similar exercise was held at the Number 51 Police Station, where students from Number 56 Primary, Number 48 Primary, Leads Primary and Number 36 Primary Schools were also rewarded for their stellar performances.

Meanwhile, the Region Six Commander, in a separate interview, noted that New Amsterdam would soon have 24 hours police presence as part of plans for the region.
He explained that the New Amsterdam district will be having a team policing event launched in the new week where law enforcement presence will be notable within the community.
“You will be able to see police and leaders of the community working together in order to find common solutions to problems that are existing,” he added.

Further, the commander had community outreaches with all communities in Region Six, while station management committees were formed at multiple police stations.
Additionally, he noted that masks and flyers were distributed to various communities as part of the COVID-19 sensitisation and measures taken to curb the spread of the virus.
Further, the commander also reached with the court superintendent, prosecutors and orderlies in the division and outlined his expectations with regards to their performance on the job.
He discussed among other things, the need to be prepared at all times when presenting matters to the court, punctuality of court prosecutors, the avoidance of corrupt behaviour, along with the centralisation of court staff, files and jackets.