Welcome to the official website of the International Chapters of Queen College (ICQC). The objective of this website is to provide information about the current activities of the ICQC and also its members. The site will also facilitate online meetings and discussions about matters pertaining to ICQC and its members.
Documents, current and historic will also be posted for download, review and comments. Notices submitting by the various participating chapters will be made available for general information and guidance. We encourage all members to fully utilize this new facility and please feel free to make comments and suggestions that will ensure the success and long term viability of this resource.
A number of top 2009 academic and vocational students were awarded yesterday for their outstanding performances when the Ministry of Education held its annual National Award Ceremony for Outstanding Performance.PLAY in the Queen’s College (QC) Lower and Upper School Singles badminton tournament continued yesterday with the semi-finals of the Lower and Upper School boys and third place matches for the Lower School girls and Upper School boys.
Nicholas Ali continued his dominance in the upper school boys’ category, as he made quick work of Stephan Greaves in their two-game semi-final match-up; Ali won the match 21-4, 21-11.
Despite beginning the final day in sixth po sition after Standard Trials , Wooley House, better known as ‘ H’ House, made a dramatic comeback to claim their fifth consecutive ti tle at the Queen’s College ( QC) Inter House Athletic Championships yesterday at the QC ground.
Queen’s College student Wallisa Roberts, who obtained Grade One passes in five subjects, heads the list of outstanding performers at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), according to preliminary results released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday.
Distinguished Guyanese linguist Dr Richard Allsopp has died. He passed away on Wednesday evening at a hospital in Barbados following a long illness. He was 86-years-old.This fourteenth issue of the QC-OSA newsletter covers events which have occurred from mid-2007 to the present time. As we go to press we are looking forward to holding elections for our new executive committee for the coming term.
It must be well known that for some time now QC-OSA has been straining every sinew to recruit interest in and further promote the work of the association.
History continues! Captain of Queen’s College Neil Barry (Jnr) collects the winning trophy from Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, himself a former QC student, after beating old rivals Berbice High School in the National Sports Commission /Allied Arts Mashramani 40-over cricket match at the Guyana National Stadium.
Looking on are Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony, GCB president Chetram Singh and Education Minister Sheik Baksh.
Queen’s College ‘old boy’ Charles S Ramson was recently admitted as a barrister-at-law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (London) for the Bar of England and Wales.
According to a press release, Ramson is the son of Justice of Appeal Charles R. Ramson, SC, and Chairperson of the Teaching Service Commission Leila Ramson. The call to the Bar ceremony was held on July 29 and attended by his mother and sister Shakhti.
Ramson obtained a “Very Competent” grade certificate – an assessment of 70% from Nottingham Law School. In 2006, he obtained a First Class Honours degree in Law at the University of Buckingham and is only the second or third Guyanese ever to have achieved such distinction in law at a UK university.
Sixteen-year-old Yana-Marisa Edwards of Queen’s College has been named the country’s top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) student.