BUXTON NGSA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION & BACKPACK DISTRIBUTION
Tipperary Hall- Buxton
We are pleased to share with you the video presentation of the ceremony, which took place at Tipperary Hall on 25 November (Thanksgiving Day). Seven laptop computers valued almost US $5,000, five bursary awards totaling GY$400,000 and 125 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed to the students who will commence their secondary education next January.
The video was streamed through Facebook, so you would need to have an account there to access it.
PART 1: https://www.facebook.com/103372564793515/videos/257284346386909
PART 2: https://www.facebook.com/103372564793515/videos/1157141371487519
Commentary: From Buxton to Buxton — by Francis Quamina Farrier
Eusi Kwayana now 95. The Sage of Buxton, Guyana.
There is the village of Buxton on the East Coast Demerara, Region 4, Guyana. There is the city of Buxton which is located in Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England. I know both Buxtons having been to both – one on many occasions, the other just once.
That English Buxton at 960 feet elevation, is the highest above sea level of any town in England. Its population is 23,000.
Though not as large, or as populated as its English counterpart, the Guyana Buxton is one of the lowest villages in Guyana being almost about seven feet below sea level at high tide. At this time (2020) its population is approaching 6,000. Continue reading →
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