Paix Bouche Primary wins Kweyol spelling competition

The winners from left: Kyne George (1), Naheem Leblanc (2), Sarah Francis (3)
The winners from left: Kyne George (1), Naheem Leblanc (2), Sarah Francis (3)

For the fourth time the Paix Bouche Primary School has captured the top spot in the annual Kweyol Spelling Bee Competition.

Nine-year-old Kyne George, a Grade Four student from the school, outshone nine other competitors in the final leg of the competition which was held at the Arawak House of Culture on Wednesday.

Speaking to members of the media, moments after being showered with gifts and the winning trophy, George said he felt “good” to be the winner.

He said he received assistance from his teachers and principal in preparation for the competition and he is satisfied with his performance.

George received $200 compliments the Francophonie Commission, one tablet compliments Digicel, a gift pack of book from the Division of Culture, a trophy and a plaque, courtesy the Sign Man.

His proud father Alexis George, said he is thankful to God for giving his son the strength to “day after day trying to get everything right.”

“I am so elated and I also want to compliment Kyne because he has been really into it. He was so confident, I knew from the start that he was going to be the winner,” he noted.

Kyne’s older brother won the competition last year.

“Even last year when his brother was practicing he knew the words that his brother spelt,” his father said.

The Bense Primary School’s Naheem Leblanc secured second place.

He received $250 from Big Edge Financial Express, a gift pack of books from the Division of Culture and Jays Ltd, and a trophy.

Sarah Francis, of the Massacre Primary School, got third place position.

She received $100 from Big Edge Financial Express, a gift pack of books from the Division of Culture and Jays Ltd and a trophy.

Other finalists received gift packages from the Division of Culture and Jays Ltd, a gift bag from Josephine Gabrielle and Co. Ltd, and participatory trophies.

Chief Judge, Sonia Akpa, pointed out that finalists had problems with the accents and nasal sound of the Kweyol words.

“We had a very good competition. The problem I think they had most were the accents and the nasals,” she said. ” Overall I think they did a very good job and it holds a lot of promise for the Kweyol language.”

The competition is a collaborative effort of the Division of Culture, the National Cultural Council and the Komite pou Etid Kweyol (KEK).

The other participating schools were San Sauveur Primary, Lighthouse Christian Academy, Convent Prep, Tete Morne Primary, Delices Primary, Coulibistrie Primary and Wesley Primary.

The first place winner poses with his parents
The first place winner poses with his parents

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32 Comments

  1. Eden Road
    May 18, 2015

    agreeeeeee :wink:

  2. Disclaimer
    May 15, 2015

    poor boy congrats, it will be nice too if this family stops trying to fool us as being perfect, cause we are not stupid. pretend somewhere else!!! 8)

    • Custom Importance
      May 18, 2015

      true that wii stop with the lies, kid smart though

      • the best
        May 18, 2015

        Great job with the competition in DA, but I don’t understand what gain do some people have from posing in public what in reality does not exist? probably sickness! Very sad :( :( :(

    • Brown Man
      May 18, 2015

      they been pretending 8) cause they too proud , but that do no good to anybody

    • JEREMY B.
      May 18, 2015

      Congrats to the strong boy. Despite the popular belief, many families with severe problems actually have too many children, but God blesses the kids.

    • Rosalin
      May 18, 2015

      Good job little man. God protects and blesses the children abused by their own mothers.

  3. Crime Stoppers
    May 15, 2015

    interesting competition, but even more interesting is that there are no pictures from the previous years hmmmm, could there be that it is some interest associate with this family???

  4. Associate Man
    May 15, 2015

    Great Job Paix Bouche Primary! the kid has sad eyes though, not that happy for the price seems like. but will be ok wii

  5. Matters
    May 15, 2015

    Congrats Kynie… you got your dad’s brain for sure!

    • Ultimate
      May 18, 2015

      for sure he did :-P

  6. Dan Tanner
    May 15, 2015

    Ridiculous. The language has no standards or real use.

  7. P.S.S Vibes
    May 15, 2015

    Congrats PaixBouche Primary! Great job Mrs Joseph and Staff! So proud of you all! Congrats cuz!

  8. Sacrifice
    May 14, 2015

    I think Paix Boucher school should take a break and give the other schools a chance to win.What do you think.

  9. Past teacher
    May 14, 2015

    Congratulations to Kyne and his school for capturing this trophy again…. Determination and hard work paid off. Alexis and |Merle thanks for super nuturing… Keep up the good workl Kyne has made the community proud..Wake Up Paix-Bouche

  10. Abroad
    May 14, 2015

    Congrats to Kyne George & his parents and Kudos to the Paix-Bouche Primary School on a job well done…keep up the great work.

  11. Past Student
    May 14, 2015

    Congrats Kyne, PBGS and Bense

  12. S.V.Francis
    May 14, 2015

    Congrats Kyne and the Paix-Bouche Primary School! I am so proud of my Alma Mater! That just proves that we are the Kweyol and Cultural capital of Dominica! Your teachers, Principal and Parents must be proud! Way to go genre Paix-Bouche!

  13. Drego
    May 14, 2015

    Congratulations to the George Family.

  14. me
    May 14, 2015

    Mrs Cynthia Joseph, you did it again. Thanks for your continued support and tireless work. (24/7). Congrats Kynie, hard work always pays off. Gods blessings always.

  15. Mango-Lika
    May 14, 2015

    Sa bon! Sa bon!! Mwen enmen tann sa. E, mem si non vilaj-ou se Paix Bouche, zo SA pale, e zo KA pale!!!

  16. Linsay
    May 13, 2015

    Congratulations, Turtle!!! You son did you and your family proud!! Bless you!!!!!

  17. SouthCity
    May 13, 2015

    :( :( It’s unbelievable that the Tete Morne Primary didn’t even come close to capturing a spot in the competition…..the grand bay & tete morne communities speaks so much kweyol!!!!

  18. May 13, 2015

    Way to go Kyne – Job well done. Congrats also to the devoted principal and the parents.

  19. Love it
    May 13, 2015

    Kyne we knew u would tear dem words apart wow shine little nephew

  20. The Facts
    May 13, 2015

    Congratulations to the first place winner. You look like an intelligent little boy. Your parents, other members of your family, teacher and others are obviously proud of you. To note that your brother won last year. You do have an aptitude for Kweyol. Examples shown in the home and encouragement have aided you to win first place.
    Congratulations to the second and third place winner.
    To the others who participated congratulations also to you. Competitions are not easy. They are strenuous as well. I visualize at your young age, standing before a group listening to you and of course you, looking at them, knowing that you are being judged is not easy.
    I always say, in a competition there is only one who can place first. Each one of you did your utmost. We do say, better luck next time for the others.
    I wish all of you well. Keep studying hard and advance in the Kweyol language. One day you could become a Kweyol teacher. Would this not be nice? God bless!

  21. Sakwifis
    May 13, 2015

    Well done.congratulations to the principal and staff.hard work eh

  22. me
    May 13, 2015

    Mrs Cynthia Joseph you did it again. Thanks for your continued support and tireless work 24/7. Congrats Kynie, hard work always pay off. God’s blessing always.

  23. Aa
    May 13, 2015

    Congrats to all.

  24. Love it
    May 13, 2015

    Hey kynox u did well

  25. mwen enkor
    May 13, 2015

    Wakeup Paix Bouche according to wolf

  26. neighbour
    May 13, 2015

    Congrats Kyne! Once again, you and our school made the community of Paix Bouche proud.
    God bless you and continue to shine!

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