Seventeen Guyanese Chevening scholars to depart next month

– Oil and Gas Law, Economics, Public Health studies to be pursued

DPI, Guyana, Saturday, August 25, 2018

Seventeen Guyanese will depart next month for the United Kingdom to complete various programmes of study at several universities after they were awarded Chevening Scholarships.

The British High Commission in Guyana last evening hosted a reception for the Guyanese and a lone Surinamese.

They were urged, by British High Commissioner Greg Quinn, to take full advantage of the opportunity and upon completion, utilise their skills for the development of their respective countries.

Yesterday, he informed the media that some $128Million is being invested by the UK government to sponsor the scholarships, therefore it is expected that the new skills will be used for the advancement of Guyana and Suriname.

Below is a list of the awardees, programmes of study and institutions:

Mikhail Amsterdam, MSc. in Marine Planning and Management, University of Liverpool

Yolander Persaud, LLM in Oil and Gas Law, University of Aberdeen

Cilandell Glen, MSc. in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University of Northampton

Sachin Ramsuran, MSc. in Computer Communication Networks, Brunel University

Maria Paul, MSc. in Environmental Policy and Management, University of Bristol

Nichole Haynes, in MSc. Economics, University of Bristol

Sonya Lord, MSc. in Global Health and Development, University College London

Nicholas Peters, MA in Human Rights, University of Sussex

Adoniyah Benjamin, MSc. in Global Public Health and Policy, Queen Mary

Dave Sarran, MSc. in Information Systems Management, University of Sheffield

Kemptorne Daly, MA in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex

Dr. Gavinash Persaud, MSc. in Diabetes Best Practice, University of Southampton

Makini Hackett, MSc. in Environmental Engineering and Project Management, University of Leeds

Stacey Weever, LLM in Oil, Gas and Mining Law, Nottingham Trent University

Gregory Harris, MSc. in Health Care Policy and Management, University of Birmingham

Deron Saul, MSc. in Applied Petroleum and Geoscience, Heriot Watt University

Monique Williams, MSc. in Environmental Engineering and Project Management, University of Leeds

SURINAME

Zylenna Darson, MSc. International Mineral Resources Management, University of Dundee

By: Stacy Carmichael
Image: Jules Gibson