Three-way tie for NGSA top spot

By Cindy Parkinson

THREE pupils from separate schools for the second consecutive year have secured identical marks to be awarded the top position at the Na- tional Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

At a ceremony held at the New Pegasus Corporate Centre in Kingston, Georgetown, Education Minister Priya Manick-

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By Clestine Juan GUYANA’S

upcoming Exercise Tradewinds 2023 , which is scheduled to take place from July 14 to 28, will prioritise humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, particularly in combatting flooding in Kwakwani and oil spills.

Major Jaime Castello of the Guyana Defence Force ( GDF ), who is the lead planner for the exercise, on Friday revealed that this year will see a shift from the traditional security-type training to the incorporating of vital aspects of crisis response

Tradewinds is a multinational Caribbean security exercise sponsored by the United States Southern Command It aims to bolster the region’s capabilities develop their protocols and response

Other officers will also be involved in a flood response exercise in Kwakwani in Region 10 ( Upper Demerara-Berbice).

In 2021, the Region Ten authorities had declared that the community of Kwakwani was in a “severe state”, since floodwaters had risen above 15 feet, completely covering several homes

Major Castello said that the exercise in Kwakwani will create a flooding scenario to build capabilities to handle such cases, especially with the involvement of regional and international partners

Castello explained that this Tradewinds 2023 is different , since they will be doing the same traditional security-type training, as well as incorporating humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations

“The training objectives for Exercise Tradewinds assistance, and disaster response