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Five Rivers Secondary place second in Regional Competition
1:49 pm July 29, 2016
FIVE Rivers Secondary School, national winners of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge 2015/2016, captured second place from among the eight teams that competed for the title of regional champions and...
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Sagicor Visionaries winners head to Florida for STEM tour
5:10 pm July 15, 2016
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Queens College wins National Competition in Barbados
4:15 pm May 24, 2016
Congratulations to the team from the Queen College secondary school who emerged victorious for the second year in a row in the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge national competition.
National Winners Queen's College...
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St. Martin Secondary tops Sagicor Visionary Challenge
2:28 pm May 24, 2016
For the third time in a row the St Martin Secondary School has copped the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge title.
The school won the competition for the first time in 2013 and...
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St Martin Secondary wins Sagicor visionaries Challenge for the third time
5:05 pm May 12, 2016
The St. Martin Secondary School, for the third consecutive time, has won the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge.
Gislain Francois of the St. Martin Secondary School won with the project dubbed Mosquito Buster,...
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3rd Sagicor Visionaries Challenge under way
5:02 pm May 11, 2016
One of the three projects submitted by the St.Martin Secondary School this year.
Nine secondary schools from across the island are today, Wednesday 11 May 2016, presenting their projects to...
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24 projects submitted for 2016 Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
4:57 pm April 20, 2016
Twenty-four projects have been submitted for the 3rd annual Sagicor Visionaries Challenge in Dominica which is scheduled for 11 May 2016.
The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge was conceptualized by Sagicor and the...
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Sagicor launches Visionaries Challenge
3:47 pm April 7, 2016
Sagicor Life Inc hosted its Sagicor Visionaries Challenge Workshop on February 19, 2016, for science teachers at its Head Office at 16 Queen’s Park West, Port-of- Spain.
The Sagicor...
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Mahaica’s ‘mad scientists’ make mosquito repellent from Katahar flower
4:53 pm April 3, 2016
“Katahar” is an Indo-Guyanese Creole word that carries the idea of nothingness. If someone were to tell you you’re a Katahar, they are really dismissing you as worth nothing.
Darshanie...
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President hails Science fair as an important step towards innovative education
4:48 pm April 2, 2016
President David Granger, yesterday, said that Guyana needs an ‘education of innovation’ to meet its limitless needs and as such, its youths must be provided with opportunities to develop practical...
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San Pedro High Wins at Sagicor Visionary Challenge
3:57 pm March 22, 2016
Many times the news of student violence or student drinking spread like wildfire, but the accomplishments of teachers and students spread slowly or go unnoticed. This is exactly what a team of...
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High School Students Take on Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
3:53 pm March 16, 2016
The biennial Sagicor Visionaries Challenge took place today at the Ramada Belize City Princess. A dozen entries were submitted by five schools from across Belize District. The projects focus innovative...
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Sagicor Launches Visionaries Challenge In Schools
3:40 pm December 29, 2015
REGIONAL insurance company Sagicor recently announced the launch of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge in fun style with a movie screening at the Caribbean Cinemas.
Students from secondary schools across St. Lucia...
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Sagicor launches ‘2015 Visionaries Challenge’
3:32 pm November 27, 2015
As part of an annual event, Sagicor Life Incorporated hosted the official launch of it’s 2015 “Sagicor Visionaries Challenge,” at the Fort Young Hotel on Friday.
The challenge was initiated through...
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Sagicor Visionaries Challenge 2015 launched
3:28 pm November 27, 2015
Secondary Schools in Dominica are being encouraged to participate in the 2015 Sagicor Visionaries Challenge.
The 2015 edition of the challenge was launched on Friday morning at the Fort Young Hotel.
Education...
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STEM must be pushed as a way to greater development
3:14 pm November 15, 2015
The development of Barbados and the wider Caribbean region can be advanced through the work of students in the areas of Science, Technology,...
STEM integral to Barbados’ development
3:03 pm November 14, 2015
Paving a way for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in Barbados, Sagicor Life Inc. launched the third year of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge at the Olympus Theatres.
The challenge which...
San Pedro High School is represented at Sagicor Visionary Challenge Launch
3:21 pm October 2, 2015
On Friday, September 25th Sagicor, a Caribbean Insurance Company, held its official launching for the 2015 Sagicor Visionary challenge. The Visionary Challenge is sponsored by Sagicor in collaboration with the...
Guyana – a leading Sagicor visionary
3:36 pm September 1, 2015
At today’s launch of Education Month 2015 at the Theater Guild, Marlene Chin from Sagicor Visionaries officially announced to the Guyanese public that Abram Zuil Secondary School in Region 2,...
SMSS Wins Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
2:53 pm December 19, 2014
The St. Martin Secondary School (SMSS) has emerged national champions of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge for the second consecutive year.
A panel of eight judges declared Geaselle Blaize, of the SMSS,...
St Martin School Wins Sagicor Visionary Challenge for 2nd Consecutive Year
2:47 pm December 16, 2014
The St Martin Secondary School (SMSS) was adjudged winner of the Sagicor Visonaries Challenge for the second consecutive year, yesterday, Monday December 15th.
Giselle Blaize, who represented SMSS was named winner...
Commendation for Sagicor Visionaries Challenge participants
2:34 pm December 16, 2014
Participants of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge have been commended by Education Minister Petter Saint Jean for the wonderful display of their scientific, innovative and creative abilities.
Thirty-five (35) projects from various...
St Martin Secondary wins Sagicor Visionaries Challenge again
2:09 pm December 15, 2014
The St Martin Secondary School has emerged National Champions of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge for the second consecutive year.
Jeaselle Blaize of the St Martin Secondary School was declared winner by...
35 projects on display in Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
1:24 pm December 15, 2014
Thirty-five (35) projects from various Secondary Schools and the Dominica State College are on display at the Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau as part of the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge.
As part...
Students face off at Sagicor Visionaries Challenge National Finals
5:24 pm December 11, 2014
Dominica’s inaugural Visionaries Challenge ambassador, Kendra Jean-Jacques
Young visionaries from eleven of Dominica’s secondary schools will compete on Monday, December 15th in the national finals of the 2014 Sagicor Visionaries...
More interest expected in STEM: Parliamentary Secretary says education is way forward, praises Sagicor Visionaries
8:18 pm December 10, 2014
There is an increasing awareness about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), in this country.
This was pointed out recently by Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology...
Cayes well represented at the Belize Sagicor Visionary Challenge
5:21 pm December 10, 2014
The Belize Sagicor Visionary Challenge National Competition was held on Wednesday, December 3rd and saw the participation of two groups from San Pedro and one from Caye Caulker. The challenge...
Husbands: STEM education pays off
8:40 pm December 9, 2014
THERE IS AN increasing positive awareness of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Barbados.
And according to Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Senator Harry Husbands, research suggests that...
CXC pushing business, entrepreneurship
8:03 pm December 7, 2014
THE Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), the regional agency in place for education assessment, says its committed to supporting students to meet the changing demands of the labour market, including shaping...
Ministry of Education official encourages STEM skills
7:58 pm December 5, 2014
Senator Harcourt ‘Harry’ Husbands takes in the Coleridge & Parry display.
The Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Senator Harcourt ‘Harry’ Husbands is pleading with Science students to remain...
Queen’s College claims Visionaries title
7:35 pm December 5, 2014
Visitors at the “The Green Way To Get Styrofoam Away” booth after the prize ceremony.
“The Green Way To Get Styrofoam Away” earned Queen’s College the top spot in the...
Most Creative and Innovative Project Certificate Award
9:00 pm December 4, 2014
Ocean Academy
Ocean Academy's Environmental Club competed with high schools from across Belize in the National Sagicor Visionaries S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Competition. Ocean Academy's certificate-winning project, entitled...
SAGICOR Visionaries Challenge seeks best and brightest
7:28 pm December 4, 2014
32 projects were on display from 28 of Belize’s high schools, in the second edition of a highly competitive challenge established by Caribbean regional insurance company SAGICOR, in conjunction with...
Bishop Martin High School Wins SAGICOR Competition
7:10 pm December 4, 2014
The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge (SVC) is a design competition in which students in schools work in teams and use Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to solve a problem in...
Bishop Martin High School repeats as Visionaries Challenge winner
6:52 pm December 4, 2014
For the second year in a row, the Bishop Martin High School from Orange Walk has come out victorious as the National winners in Sagicor’s Visionaries Challenge.
Bishop Martin...
SAGICOR Visionaries Challenge seeks best and brightest
7:21 pm December 3, 2014
32 projects were on display from 28 of Belize’s high schools, in the second edition of a highly competitive challenge established by Caribbean regional insurance company SAGICOR, in conjunction with...
Visionaries In Innovation Nation
6:42 pm December 3, 2014
Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were on display today at the Princess Hotel and young bright minds were behind those innovations. High School students from across the country...
Winners of Visionaries Challenge Named
6:12 pm December 3, 2014
The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge took place today in Belize City. More than thirty entries were submitted by schools across the country on projects that focus on science, technology, engineering and...
High School Visionaries challenge gets 20 projects
5:58 pm December 3, 2014
The second annual Sagicor Visionaries challenge reached its climax today with the judging of more than 20 projects submitted by high schools around the country.
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Young innovators on show tomorrow
5:04 pm December 3, 2014
YOUNG VISIONARIES FROM ten of Barbados’ secondary schools will compete this Thursday, December 4, in the national finals of the 2014 Sagicor Visionaries Challenge being held at the Lloyd Erskine...
Canaan Students Compete In Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
4:53 pm December 2, 2014
Tomorrow high schools from across the country will compete in the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge- a competition that seeks to test the student’s innovative minds. The students of Canaan SDS High...
Visionaries Challenge Finals Tomorrow
4:47 pm December 2, 2014
Young visionaries from 17 of St. Lucia’s secondary schools will compete tomorrow in the national finals of the 2014 Sagicor Visionaries Challenge at the Derek Walcott Square, to see who...
High Schoolers Seek “Visionary” Title
4:43 pm December 1, 2014
On Wednesday, the insurance company SAGICOR will launch what it calls "The Visionaries Challenge." It's the national component of a regional campaign to increase innovation in the region.
And the students...
Abram Zuil Secondary claims top spot in 2014 Sagicor science competition
3:47 pm November 30, 2014
It was a paddy processor created by the students of the Region Two Abram Zuil Secondary School that carted off the winning title when the curtain came down on the...
Abram Zuil wins local Sagicor competition
2:52 pm November 30, 2014
The auditorium of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall erupted in screams of excitement and joy as Abram Zuil Secondary School was declared the winner of the National Sagicor Competition 2014...
2014 Sagicor Visionaries Challenge champ to be named today
3:33 pm November 29, 2014
Today will be the day of reckoning when the designated judges decide which single science project is worthy to be named the entrant to compete at the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge...
Sagicor competition opens with innovative projects
2:39 pm November 29, 2014
As the national leg of Sagicor Visionaries Competition kicked off, primary and secondary schools from all across Guyana gathered at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Friday 28 to showcase...
Students compete tomorrow for Sagicor Visionaries Challenge national title
2:13 pm November 27, 2014
Ravindra Mangar
PRESS RELEASE - Young visionaries from 17 of St. Lucia’s secondary schools will compete tomorrow in the national finals of the 2014 Sagicor Visionaries Challenge at the Derek...
National leg of Sagicor Visionary Challenge on this weekend
1:29 pm November 27, 2014
After yielding much success through a pilot competition last year, Guyana has once again signed up to participate in the region’s most exciting science competition – the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge.
The...
Sagicor Visionaries Challenge 2014 competition to be held on November 28-29
2:06 pm November 26, 2014
More than 70 science projects to be displayed
The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport and the Caribbean Science Foundation and Sagicor Life...
San Pedro High Academics Enter Sagicor Visionary Challenge
1:51 pm November 26, 2014
Two teams from San Pedro High School’s Academic Department have entered the Sagicor Visionary Challenge that encourages secondary and high school students to develop effective, innovative and sustainable solutions to...
Sagicor Visionaries Series Feature: Samora Reid
11:09 pm October 28, 2014
Sagicor Visionaries Series Feature: Samora Reid
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Sagicor Visionaries Series Feature: Josanne Arnold
11:06 pm October 28, 2014
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Sagicor Visionaries Challenge Winner at the ACF Innovation Village
8:18 pm October 17, 2014
The theme of the pre-eminent VIII Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) held in Port of Spain during October 8 – 10 is “The Human Imagination at Work — Driving Competitiveness, Powering...
Sagicor Visionaries Series Feature: Kamara Jerome
4:56 pm October 17, 2014
Sagicor Visionaries Series Feature: Kamara Jerome
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Sagicor search is on for young visionaries
3:19 pm August 7, 2014
PRESS RELEASE - The search is on for young visionaries who can help build a brighter future by showcasing ideas which can help their communities. The call for innovative thinking...
CXC to accept Sagicor Visionaries Challenge projects as SBAs
6:59 pm July 12, 2014
The principles that apply to the Sciences offered by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) are not separate and apart from that which governs the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge. In light of...
Sagicor Visionaries Challenge 2014 off to a grand start
7:17 pm July 11, 2014
SAGICOR Visionaries Challenge 2014, the second annual Sagicor Visionaries Challenge contest for secondary school students, was launched on Wednesday at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCRED), Battery Road,...
2014 round of Sagicor Visionaries Challenge launched
6:20 pm July 10, 2014
In light of the fact that Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have their place in helping to build a better future for Guyana and by extension the rest of...
More than talk needed
6:11 pm June 21, 2014
Sagicor is being lauded by Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones, for putting their money to work through the Visionaries Challenge and for continuing to pledge their...
SAGICOR, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics or STEM Project
5:58 pm June 20, 2014
The people of Barbados and the Caribbean need to challenge themselves to be better than they are. That is according to Education Minister Ronald Jones who says while the region...
SAGICOR Hosts Teachers Workshop
5:52 pm May 23, 2014
For the second consecutive year, the Caribbean Science Foundation and SAGICOR will host the National Visionaries Challenge, where secondary school students are encouraged to submit projects geared towards development in...
Sagicor Visionaries Challenge workshop underway in Dominica
5:51 pm May 23, 2014
Teachers from several secondary schools are today being briefed on the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge, at a workshop at the Windsor Park Stadium conference room.
The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge is an initiative...
Big prize up for grabs in Sagicor’s Visionaries Challenge
12:41 pm May 23, 2014
A seven-day, all expense paid trip to Tampa, Florida to visit the Kennedy Space Center, Disney EPCOR Center and the University of South Florida is up for grabs in the...
Sagicor expands visionaries challenge
8:23 am May 20, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmT4tfWCMHU
The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge is an initiative conceptualised by Sagicor Life Incorporated and the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF), in partnership with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
According to Principal Representative for...
Bishop Martin High School wins regional Sagicor Science Competition
6:53 pm April 15, 2013
After competing nationally, representatives from the Bishop Martin High School from Orange Walk Town travelled to Barbados to compete on the regional stage. It was no small feat as they...
Belize Takes Top Science Award
6:34 pm April 14, 2013
Their idea to showcase the coconut palm as a versatile tree crop has gained the Bishop Martin High School in Belize the top prize in a regional science and technology...
WAHS wins National Sagicor Visionaries Competition
5:47 pm April 3, 2013
(EMU) – St. Kitts, March 22, 2013: A student at the Washington Archibald High School, Annick Bedford, successfully led her team to victory in the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge National Competition...
High schoolers compete in Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
6:30 pm March 20, 2013
Over at the Princess today, there was a gathering of future scientists. Students from various high schools across the country competed in the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge. There was a wide...
San Pedro High School Enters Recycling Project in Visionary Challenge
10:46 am February 22, 2013
On Monday, February 18, 2013, the San Pedro High School contacted Ambergris Today to showcase their Paper Recycling Project. The brains of the impressive project are academic students guided by...
Sagicor Visionaries Challenge for Caribbean High School Students
1:35 am January 28, 2013
Dr. Maya Trotz is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. She is currently on sabbatical with the Caribbean Science Foundation in Barbados.
Sagicor, the Caribbean...
Dominica to Take Part in Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
1:37 am December 3, 2012
With the knowledge that Science, Mathematics and Technology are essential to a country’s overall development, Sagicor hosted its Young Visionaries Workshop on Friday November 30th 2012.
It has been proven that exposure...
Sagicor fostering Science, Maths awareness
1:36 am November 29, 2012
Science Education Officer Amaala Muhammad has welcomed an initiative that will deepen students’ interest in Science, Technology Engineering and Math.
Muhammad was speaking last Friday at a Workshop dubbed ‘Sagicor Visionaries...
Science and Technology Competition comes to Belize
1:35 am October 25, 2012
The Caribbean Science Foundation has teamed up with Sagicor and the Caribbean Examinations Council to hold sensitization workshops throughout the region on Sagicor’s Visionary Challenge for high school students that...
