The Forbes Burnham Foundation (FBF) will be hosting a prize giving ceremony next Tuesday for its inaugural Independence Essay Competition.
A press release from the Foundation stated that it hosted the essay competition in secondary schools in Georgetown as part of its programme of activities to commemorate the life and works of former Executive President of the cooperative Republic of Guyana, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham OE. SC.
There were two topics for students from forms one to three (What is Independence? Why did Guiana struggle for independence?) a well as two for forms four to six (What is the difference between being Independent and being a Republic? Why did Guyana struggle to become a Republic?), respectively.
The prize giving ceremony will be hosted at the Critchlow Labour College at 2pm.
