Top Performers for 2015 rewarded for their Outstanding Academic Achievements

The Top performers for 2015 at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) along with the Best Graduating Students with a Bachelor's Degree in the Faculty of Social Sciences and a Diploma in Banking and Finance from the University of Guyana were honoured for their academic excellence at the Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony.

The special presentation ceremony was held on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Bank’s Head Office, New Market Street, Georgetown where monetary gifts, plaques and tokens were presented to the awardees.

The recipients for 2015 were:

• Mr. Solomon Cherai (NGSA)
• Ms. Victoria Najab (CSEC)
• Mr. Cecil Cox (CAPE)
• Ms. Ashley Bankay (Bachelor’s Degree in the Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Ms. Sabrina Bacchus (Diploma in Banking and Finance)

With youth development being one of the Bank’s primary focus, many initiatives are undertaken on an ongoing basis. Rewarding academic excellence, on-the-job training, providing tools for career development and promoting personal growth through music are just a few of the activities undertaken by the Bank. These awards form part of the Bank’s social investment initiative Power to Make a Difference, igniting the Power to Learn and Succeed.

Among those attending the ceremony were representatives from the Ministry of Education and the University of Guyana, along with the Principals and Class Teachers of the respective schools attended by the awardees for NGSA, CSEC and CAPE.

Congratulations are extended to the five recipients and those who assisted them on their journey towards attaining excellence.