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ECCB ESSAY COMPETITION: Cash For 3rd Place Winner, School In Anguilla
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Eighteen-year-old Monifa Fahie, now a second semester biochemistry student at Clark University in the United States, has kept Anguilla on the winning side of the annual OECS Essay Competition sponsored by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). She emerged third place winner in the 2006 competition with her essay entitled: What are the viable development options for the ECCU (Eastern Caribbean Currency Union)?
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Presentation of cheque to Deputy Principal Worrel Brooks (left)
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That essay won her a cheque for EC$2,000 which was accepted on her behalf by her father, Marcel Fahie, on Thursday, February 8 at the ECCB Representative Office in Anguilla. Monifa entered the competition while a Sixth Form student at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School which received a cash award of EC$1,000. The cheque was presented to Deputy Principal, Worrell Brooks
The first prize of EC$5,000 went to 17-year-old Terralie Antoine of View Fort Comprehensive Secondary School in St. Lucia. The winner of the second prize of EC$2,500 was 15-year-old Vince Savrin of the Dominica Grammar School. There were 64 participants from the eight-member territories of the ECCB.
The ECCB Representative in Anguilla, Marilyn Bartlett-Richardson, presented the cheques to Monifa and the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School on behalf of the Management and Staff of the St. Kitts-based Central Bank.
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Presentation of cheque to Marcel Fahie
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She said Anguilla always shone in the competition although there had only been a few entries over the years. “In the past, we have secured first place prizes on three occasions and one second place prize and now we are celebrating third place with Monifa Fahie,” she stated at the presentation ceremony.
Marcel Fahie said his daughter, the only Anguillian student who participated in the competition, was quite mature in her work. She had shown an understanding of the topic although she had limited knowledge of economics or business. He credited Teacher Rita Celestine Carty in particular for assisting her, and other students, to go beyond their normal ability to achieve greater success.
Congratulatory remarks were made by Celestine-Carty and Chief Education Officer, Rhonda Connor. They expressed appreciation to the EECB for sponsoring the competition which was helping to sharpen the writing and analytic skills of the competing students.
The Vote of Thanks was delivered by Patricia Payne-Webster, Secretary at the ECCB Representative Office in Anguilla.
Meanwhile, a number of Sixth Form students are being coached for this year’s OECS Essay Competition which the ECCB sponsors as part of its community outreach programme.