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UG Hosting 1823 Revolt Bicentennial Essay Competition

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By exploring different topics related to the 1823 Demerara Rebellion, primary and secondary  school students can gain a deeper understanding of the historical events, people, and ideas that  shaped Guyanese history. Through their research and writing, students can develop critical  thinking skills and learn to analyse primary and secondary sources to support their arguments.  

The 1823 Revolt Bicentennial Essay Competition provides an opportunity for students to engage  with history in a meaningful way beyond memorising dates and names. By focusing on a specific  topic related to the revolt, students can delve into the historical context, analyse the significance  of the events, and explore the various perspectives that shaped the outcome. 

This Essay Competition is being hosted as one of the activities to commemorate the 1823 Revolt  and falls within the period of the celebration of the 60 th Anniversary of the University of Guyana.  

Below is an outline of the process and the format of the Essay Writing Competition. 

The Faculty invites all children of Grades 5 to 12 from all administrative regions across Guyana  to participate in the Competition.  

• WRITING PROMPT  

Imagine you are one of the enslaved people on the East Coast of Demerara in August  1823. Do you think you would have participate in the rebellion and why? 

300-350 words 

How important was the 1823 Demerara Slave Revolt to Britain’s decision to abolish  slavery? 

350-500 words 

Grade 9-12 

1500-2000 words 

Each school is invited to submit an essay to the competition, one each from the Grades 5 to  12. Prizes will be awarded to 1 st -3 rd place winners in each category.  

• ELIGIBILITY  

The essay competition is open to all Grades 5 to 12 children who will be encouraged to  write an essay based on the topics listed above. 

• DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION 

The deadline for submissions is Monday August 14, 2023. 

• FORMAT AND RULES OF ESSAY  

The following outlines the format in which the essay should be composed:  ∙ Cover sheet (see the Cover of submission below). 

∙ Essays MUST be the original work of the children. 

∙ Any plagiarized work, including AI-generated submissions, will be disqualified.  ∙ Any work that is not your original idea must be properly documented.  ∙ Essays should be submitted via email to [email protected]  

Cover of submission 

Submissions must have a cover sheet containing the following information:  ∙ Essay Title 

∙ Participant’s name (first, middle and last) 

∙ Participant’s home address 

∙ Participant’s contact number (Home and Cell) 

∙ Participant’s Grade 

∙ Participant’s contact email address (if available) 

∙ Participant’s date of birth

∙ School name, address (Region, District) & email address (optional) 

• GENERAL RULES – Submission instructions 

∙ Only one original essay per person must be submitted. 

(Departments of Education may submit on behalf of the schools.) 

∙ Each entry in each category should not exceed the word limit set out for your  category.  

∙ Each essay must be original and written by the child. 

∙ Essays should be submitted via email to [email protected] . 

∙ The required cover page and essay must be sent as an attached Word document in  an email, and saved using the following format: First name, Last name. For  example: Mary Jones 

∙ The subject line of the email should read ‘1823 Demerara Rebellion Essay Writing  Competition’. Essays must be received no later than Monday August 14, 2023 at  11:59 pm. Essays received after this date and time will not be considered. 

∙ NOTE ON AUTHENTICATION and COPYWRIGHT 

NOTE: By submitting your essay, you give the University of Guyana the right to  reproduce the essay or any part of the essay, in any and all media at the Faculty of  Education and Humanities’ discretion. 

Winning essays will be featured on the University of Guyana 1823 Revolt website and will be   assessed for the following:  

∙ Historical Accuracy : The essay must be accurate and demonstrate a thorough   understanding of the historical context of the topic.  

∙ Clarity of Thought : The essay must be well-written, organized, and present a clear   argument.  

∙ Coherence : The essay must flow logically from one idea to the next and be easy to   follow.

∙ Creativity : The essay should demonstrate originality and creativity in its approach to the   topic.  

∙ Adherence to the Topic : The essay must be relevant to the topic and address it directly.  

∙ Citations : Students must properly cite primary and secondary sources using a recognized   citation style, such as the APA, Chicago Manual of Style or the MLA Manual of Style.   This applies especially to students in Grades 10-12.  

∙ Essay is to be typed double spaced (between lines), using black type in a Times New   Roman font no smaller than 12 point.  

∙ The essay should be submitted as MS Word.  

The 1 st to 3 rd place winners will receive plaques and monetary prizes as well as Certificates  of Participation  

The winning essays will be publicised on the Faculty of Education and Humanities’  website, Facebook page and through other media. All winners will be honoured with their  prizes at a ceremony organised by the Faculty in September, 2023.

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Winners of Caribbean Statistics Day competitions awarded

The Bureau of Statistics today, Friday, 10 th November, 2023 awarded prizes to the winners of its recently hosted Art and Essay Competitions in observance of Caribbean Statistics Day 2023.

These competitions were open from September 5 to October 16, 2023 and formed part of the efforts of the Bureau to increase data literacy among the school-aged population. It was a close collaboration with the CARICOM Regional Statistics programme.

In the Art Competition, students aged 9 to 11 were tasked with illustrating how Data can be used to develop their community. The entries were judged based on creativity, interpretation of theme, skills and techniques, composition and layout and presentation. Seventeen (17) entries were received for this competition.

Nandanie Ram of the Lusignan Learning Center copped the first-place prize of a Tablet Computer; Saira Seeram of Dharmic Rama Krishna Primary School copped the second-place prize of a Gift Card and Tasmina Kazim of the Academy of Excellence took home the third-place prize of a Backpack with school and art supplies.

The Essay competition targeted students between the ages of 12-14 and they were tasked with writing an essay about the importance of the Guyana National Population and Housing Census. Twenty-seven (27) entries were received and they were judged based on Focus/main point, support, organization and format, language use, style and conventions and originality.

Rhesa Langevine of Queen’s College copped the first-place prize of a Tablet Computer; Shazim Alli of the Friendship Secondary School copped the second-place prize of a Smart Phone and Eziel Robinson of St. Joseph High School took home the third-place prize of a shopping voucher.

During the prize giving ceremony hosted at the Bureau’s Head office, Chief Statistician, Errol La Cruez highlighted the important role the organization plays in not only gathering, analyzing, and sharing data, but also ensuring that persons appreciate the value of data and statistics.

Therefore, these competitions contributed to the Bureau’s efforts towards ensuring students connect with the work of the organization.

In his remarks to the students, the Chief Statistician urged them to embrace numbers, since they paint detailed pictures. He added that when facts and figures are collected, better informed decisions can be made.

He impressed upon the students, the importance of Mathematics and the need to put special effort into acquiring these skills, since this critical skill set will continue to increase in demand.

La Cruez congratulated the winners and thanked them for their participation in the competitions. The Bureau also hosted a Data Analysis Competition in observance of Caribbean Statistics Day, which saw University of Guyana Students tasked with analyzing a data set and producing a report. The winners of that competition will be announced shortly.

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2024 essay competition flyer, ipca essay competition winners for 2023.

The winner and runner-up of IPCA’s 2023 Essay Competition have been chosen.

This year IPCA hosted its 6th Essay Competition aimed at law students, articled clerks, trainee lawyers and newly qualified lawyers residing in the Caribbean (including any country bordering the Caribbean Sea). Participants were invited to write an essay on the following topic: Assess the role of Geographical Indications as a pathway to development and sustainability in the Caribbean in general, or in your specific Caribbean territory.

Awards were USD 2000 for the winner, Dareem Scipio, and USD 1000 for the runner-up, Ignacio Retana Solano. The competition endeavours to keep inspiring and attracting attention in the field of Intellectual Property law and to assist with IPCA’s goal of promoting IP rights in the Caribbean. Winner – Dareem Scipio

Dareem Scipio is a final year law student at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad & Tobago. Dareem developed a passion for Intellectual Property while reading for his LL.B degree at the University of the West Indies. St. Augustine. He has since contributed numerous articles on various IP topics and issues to IP ArchIPelago a blog started by the Faculty of Law at the same university. He credits his passion towards intellectual property to his tutor, Dr. Justin Koo who has been a great source of inspiration.

Outside the classroom, Dareem has participated in several activities. He was the Constitutional Chairperson of the UWI Law Society Executive (2021-2022) and formed part of the Faculty’s Mooting team for the Price Media International Mooting Competition. He is also currently one of the Assistant Returning Officers on the HWLS Student Council. He draws inspiration from the latin phrase “linque legatum” which simply means to leave a legacy.

Click here to read his essay.

1st Runner-up – Ignacio Retana Solano

Currently a law student at the Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho in Costa Rica, 24 year old Ignacio Retana Solano also works as a paralegal in a law firm.

Previously Ignacio worked in corporate law and Intellectual and Industrial Property, mainly focusing on trademarks. Now, he is working in the field of Real Estate Law. He is also interested to learn about tax law and subjects related to business law.

With a passion for learning new things related to law and politics, Ignacio has a keen interest in Costa Rican and world history.

Click here to read his essay. Click here to read the Spanish version of this essay.

Congrats to the winners! The essays were very impressive and informative so the win was well deserved.

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Winners of Caribbean Statistics Day competitions awarded

The Bureau of Statistics on Friday awarded the winners of its recently hosted Art and Essay Competitions in observance of Caribbean Statistics Day 2023. These competitions ran from September 5 to October 16, 2023, and formed part of the efforts of the Bureau to increase data literacy among the school-aged population. It was a close collaboration with the Caricom Regional Statistics programme.

In the Art Competition, students aged 9 to 11 were tasked with illustrating how data can be used to develop their community. The entries were judged based on creativity, interpretation of theme, skills and techniques, composition and layout, and presentation. A total of 17 entries were received for this category. Nandanie Ram of the Lusignan Learning Centre copped the first-place prize – a tablet computer; Saira Seeram of Dharmic Rama Krishna Primary School copped the second-place prize – a gift card and Tasmina Kazim of the Academy of Excellence took home the third-place prize – a backpack with school and art supplies.

However, the essay competition targeted students between the ages of 12-14 and they were tasked with writing an essay about the importance of the Guyana National Population and Housing Census. A total of 27 entries were received and they were judged based on focus/main point, support, organisation and format, language use, style and conventions, and originality. Rhesa Langevine of Queen’s College copped the first-place prize – a tablet computer; Shazim Alli of the Friendship Secondary School copped the second-place prize – a smartphone and Eziel Robinson of St Joseph High School took home the third-place prize – a shopping voucher. During the prizegiving ceremony hosted at the Bureau’s Head office, Chief Statistician, Errol La Cruez highlighted the important role the organisation plays in not only gathering, analysing, and sharing data, but also ensuring that persons appreciate the value of data and statistics. As such, he noted that these competitions contributed to the Bureau’s efforts towards ensuring students connect with the work of the organisation.

In his remarks, La Cruez urged the students to embrace numbers, since they paint detailed pictures. He added that when facts and figures are collected, better-informed decisions can be made. He impressed upon the students, the importance of Mathematics and the need to put special effort into acquiring these skills since this critical skill set will continue to increase in demand. Meanwhile, he congratulated the winners and thanked them for their participation in the competitions. The Bureau also hosted a Data Analysis Competition in observance of Caribbean Statistics Day, which saw the University of Guyana Students tasked with analysing a data set and producing a report. The winners of that competition will be announced shortly.

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• |  May 6, 2023
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• -  May 6, 2023

THE Region Nine Department of Health has announced three winners after the launch of an essay writing competition for primary and secondary school students as part of their activities to mark the 2023 Vaccination Week.

The winners were identified as Grade Six pupils of Moco Moco Primary School. They are: Gabriella Cassiano with the topic, “The importance of increasing HPV vaccination in Children”; Grade One Science student Jerome Taylor of Annai Secondary School with the topic, “The use of vaccines – A choice for everyone”; and Grade Two Business student Quinn Allicock of Annai Secondary school with the topic, “Vaccines: Myths and Misconceptions in Adults”.

The initiative aims to increase awareness about vaccines and encourage students to champion the vaccination campaign through research. Students were required to submit their essays by noon on April 24, 2023, and they were allowed to choose any reference style. The winners of the competition will receive a variety of prizes including laptops, tablets, laptop sleeves, and flash drives.

Secondary school students chose from four topics, including the use of vaccines, the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing illnesses and infections, myths and misconceptions about vaccines in adults, and whether or not vaccines should be mandatory. Essays were between 2,000 and 3,000 words long.

Primary school students chose from four topics, including the importance of increasing HPV vaccination in children, an argument in favor of using vaccines, whether vaccination should be mandatory to guarantee future safety for children, and the importance of the Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI) in their country. Essays were between 500 and 800 words long.

Essays were submitted as hard copies or typed documents, and no marks were deducted for the format chosen. The competition is expected to raise awareness about the importance of vaccines and encourage students to research and become advocates for the vaccination campaign.

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