– condemn opposition’s non acknowledgement?The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has commended the five Guyanese students who topped this year’s Caribbean examinations, attributing “good governance in education” to their achievement.The five students being applauded by the Party are ; Yogeeta Persaud of Anna Regina Multilateral School, who was awarded the Caribbean’s Overall Outstanding Achievement with 18 grade one passes, Zimeena Rasheed, also from Anna Regina Multilateral, who was awarded Most Outstanding in Technical Vocation with 18 Grade One passes and two grade two’s, Cecil Cox of Queen’s College who was awarded Most Outstanding in Science with 16 Grade one passes,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and Sasha Woodroffe, who was awarded Most Outstanding in Business Studies, while Rafena Mustafa of Saraswati Vidya Niketan Secondary School was named the Most Outstanding in Humanities.Member of Parliament (MP) Kwame Gilbert, speaking at a PPP’s press briefing yesterday at Freedom House on Robb Street spoke to the achievements that were made by the students,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, as well as the level and amount of investment that the government has over the years invested in education,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, which he said has improved significantly the standard and reach of education throughout the region. “This remarkable achievement could not have been possible without the government’s unwavering commitment to the Education sector as reflected in education being allocated the largest sectoral share of resources in our National Budget.Last year the Education Budget was $26.5 billion, this year again; it is the largest of any other Ministry at $28.7 billion” Gilbert posited.The MP also spoke to the Technical, Vocational and Educational Training program (TVET), which he posits the government has been expanding into areas where there was previously none. As such he explained “Our young people now have a better opportunity to acquire an education and a skill that will better prepare them for the workplace and the economies of tomorrow.”Gilbert also expressed concern that no oppositional body; either A Partnership of National Unity (APNU) or Alliance for Change (AFC) made mention or acknowledgement of the outstanding feats that was established by the five students.“Are they afraid that by acknowledging the academic excellence of these Magnificent Five, it would contradict the erroneously false misinformation they propagate, and would no longer be able to refer to our education system as disastrous and calamitous?” Gilbert questioned.He further said that “whatever the reason,Cheap Jerseys, the failure to recognize the accomplishments of these students, clearly demonstrates the intent by the opposition to politicize our education system for political gains, without having any real interest for the development of our youth.”According to Gilbert “the PPP based on its manifesto commitments continue to demonstrate its full support for the education sector. In keeping with this trust, the government has included a special allocation of $50 million to encourage UG to develop online courses. This is all part of the progressive development strategy that the PPP has envisioned for all Guyanese, especially our youth.”Speaking to their investment in education, the MP outlined that the PPP/C “have been able to achieve that paradigm shift of educational excellence from the urban centre, and one that was restricted to the elitists in our society in Georgetown,Discount NFL Jerseys, away to children of ordinary working class Guyanese in every Region.” As such,Cheap Jerseys 2018, children of farmers and labourers, woodcutters and public servants now have the same opportunity of being the recipient of National and Regional awards, Gilbert articulated.