–President Ali says in congratulating students who received CXC results

PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali, following the announcement of Guyana’s top performers and every student who sat the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)’s two major examinations, urged students to continue striving for excellence.
The Head of State, in a statement posted to his Facebook page, expressed congratulations to the top performers and all students who received their CSEC and CAPE results.
“I am proud of your dedication, hard work, and resilience. I encourage you to continue striving for excellence, for this is only the beginning of your journey,” he said.
Against this backdrop, he stated that the knowledge, skills and discipline they developed will serve as the foundation for even greater achievements.
Over the past few years, the government has placed significant focus and investments in the country’s education sector.
During the announcement of the results, Education Minister Priya Manickchand encouraged students to take advantage of all the opportunities that are before them.
She stated that the world is their oyster as they even have a University of Guyana that they can go to for free and pursue a wide range of areas.
“So, you now have the world open to you, with a government that has committed that you will become anything you want to be with our support, and that we will provide the platform for that,” she said.
The minister added that the government has been on a thrust to ensure that there is universal access to secondary education, building secondary schools across the nation, and training thousands of teachers to fill those schools.
“We are on the right trajectory, and this can only bode well for the children of our country. It’s a different Guyana; it’s a beautiful, thriving Guyana. You’re going to see that unfolding before your very eyes,” she added.