Berbice : APNU Presidential Candidate, Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger, continued his mission of honouring top students who excelled at the 2011 National Grade Six Assessment. Brig. Granger visited the three top students of Hopetown, Berbice (Region 5) – Tomaisha Samuels, Zawadi Collins and Duane Walters. The students are now holders of book vouchers that will carry them through the first year of Secondary School. Brig. Granger also committed to renewing those vouchers annually providing that the students remain in school.
This move by the APNU Presidential Candidate follows a similar initiative he undertook two weeks ago in Linden for the top three students of that Region.
However APNU cited concerns by an 11 year old student was close to tears when she explained the horrors of crossing the Berbice River via speedboat to get to school on school days, and having to pay Six Hundred Dollars (G$600.00) to make that dangerous trip. What is worse is that the parent of this child is someone who is paid Twenty One Thousand Dollars (G$21,000.00) dollars per month to clear drains.
Granger claims this is an ample proof that the PPP/C Government does not care for Guyana’s youth.
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