WINNERS of the finals of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited’s (GNNL) Mastermind Quiz were awarded their prizes on Saturday at a ceremony held on the company’s premises at Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown.Winners for the period July to September 2013 were: 1st – Devanie Sukhlall of Copper Primary School, Corentyne, Berbice; 2nd – Jasmine Lall of Vryheid’s Lust Primary School, East Coast Demerara; 3rd – Tonia Pyle of Green Acres Primary School; and 4th – Rebekah Mohanram of Montrose Primary School, East Coast Demerara.
Winners for the period September to December 2013 were: 1st – Tonia Pyle; 2nd-Devanie Sukhlall; 3rd – Rebekah Mohanram; and 4th – Angenique Quinton, of St. Gabriel’s Primary School, Georgetown.
GNNL acting General Manager Nandkumar Puran encouraged the winners to invite their friends to participate in the quiz, so they also could be enlightened and simultaneously awarded for their efforts.
He added that the Mastermind Quiz, brainchild of GNNL Chairman Mr Keith Burrowes, is a good way for children to spend time to become computer proficient.
Puran noted that there are plans to expand the competition next year, and he urged more students to come onboard in order to cash in on the encouraging benefits and be “educationally stimulated”.
Present at the proceedings were Production Manager Samuel Bynoe and Coordinator of the GNNL Mastermind Quiz, Akash Persaud.
Rebekah Mohanram, one of the winners, said that playing the quiz was challenging and educative, and she was proud of herself and what she had won yesterday.
Angenique Quinton said she was excited at her achievement, lauded GNNL for her reward and declared the quiz very motivational. She said she started participating only a month and half ago.
Proud parent Premchand Lall said his daughter, one of the winners yesterday, was a true champion, having excelled at her school; and she is always participating in something educational to upgrade herself. He, however, supported her in the quiz, which he described as meaningful in occupying her time.

(By Michel Outridge)