Denzel Lester Guye is now free to choose a field of study at any university in the world thanks to determination and sacrifice.
Guye topped the list out of 42 candidates who took the GCE A level exams to be named the 2013 Island Scholar.
He along with April Faith Elizabeth Jules and Isaac Alfred topped the list.
The announcement was made during a brief ceremony held at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium conference room on Wednesday.
In an interview with DNO, Denzel’s mother, Sylvia Guye, said it was a proud moment for her as a parent and for her son.
“It’s a proud moment. I really feel overjoyed because I know he really worked extremely hard. So, I think he is just reaping the fruits of his labor. He gave up a lot. He made a lot of sacrifices and I am really happy for him and as a mother, I really feel good.”
And so did the young scholar’s father, Darnley Guye.
“I am very, very proud of my son I know he did what he had to do, and he did it with all his heart. And I think that is the reward for the things he gave up to get there,” he remarked.
Denzel said he is satisfied with the fruits of his labor and although he plans to begin his studies next year, he says he is still unsure of what to study.
“I intend to go to study by next year, I am hoping to either study engineering, or environmental policy or even environmental management and engineering…the competition was tight April was an excellent student as well as Isaac so… I was slightly surprised,” he stated.
Education minister, Petter St. Jean, said the island scholar is chosen based on the laws of the land and all students should maximize all available opportunities to enhance their academic goals.
“The student who has topped the GCE A level exams based on the University of Cambridge order of merit list. It must be noted that in order to rank the student, the criteria as legislated by the commonwealth of Dominica must be met”.
Those criteria include the following:
– All private and school candidates are included
– Candidates must be over the age of 16 and under the age of 20 on the last day on the month in which the examination for the award of the scholarship is held.
– The award is open to male and female candidates. The candidates must take the general paper which is the GCE AS level subject to which the weighing of one is applied.
– Candidates must take 3 GCE A level subjects to which the weighting of two is applied.
This year, 42 candidates wrote the exams. The order of merit ranking list from the University of Cambridge International, the examining body which ranks the candidates in order of their performance, identified the following candidates as the top three for the 2013 session.
-Denzel Lester Guye= Mathematics A, Chemistry A, * Economics A, Business Studies B, General paper A
-April Faith Elizabeth Jules = Mathematics A, Chemistry A, Physics A, and General Paper A
-Isaac Alfred =Mathematics A, Physics A, Economics A, and General Paper D
aunty sylvie
HARLEM HARLEM we proud of you April. mAy the good GOD continue to bless you for always. YOu are indeed blessed….excellent results. stay focused and discipline.
KONGRATS.
congratulations Excellent Work… One piece of to this young man is follow your dreams, take advice only from people you admire. Don’t let anyone discourage you from reaching for the absolute best. I’m telling you people have gone so far with half of your smarts
I’m gonna change my name to Guye. These young men continue to shine despite all odds.
Well done Denzel Guye. I am very proud of you.
I congratulate the students for excelling in this year A level examinations. Take it from me, this exam is not a piece of cake. My only concern however is why is the government still issuing scholarships based on Cambridge criteria. We are trying to promote the DSC so this is a complete contradiction to the said plan. Why isn’t the top students in the Associate Degree program recognized? This is very backward thinking. This criteria is outdated and need to be revised. Dominica needs some young fresh minds to help the decision makers.
you don’t make any sense…..I don’t thinku are the queen…she not dat daff
Do you even have a college degree? Judging by your username I highly doubt it so you should shut your ignorant mouth Miss Panty Pap.
Congratulations to my loving intelligent niece April for excelling in her A level exams, hard work pays off, Aunty Sharmila is extremely proud, greater things to come, much love and success.
@ Francisco Etienne-Dodds Telemacque:
You are an IDIOTTTTTTTTT!!!!
You know NOTHING about what you speak. It’s been proven that the American system of Education is one of the lowest standard in THE WORLD!!
So where you going trying to insinuate that Denzel, April,Isaac cannot excel ANYWHERE in the world if they put their minds to it???
STUPES!!! You have me well vex there wi, upsetting my day. Man, get off of DNO eh!!
Why are you all paying attention to that Numb skull? The man just speaks on matters beyond his scope.He is an authority on every subject.Simply ignore the neanderthal !! Some people enjoy pulling others down, to make up for their own short comings in life. Don’t feed flesh to these monsters in the arena. By the way idiot FET I know you will be back to say how rich you are, how many houses you own and how many degrees you have from Ivy League schools.
Yet still Caribbean people still fly here to live the American dream. America has a lot of “extremely” smart people. You’ve got a lot of nerve buster.
Guye again?!
A family of genius that there man. What is allu secret?
Pardon the ignorance, but is the A-Level similar to the Advanced Placement Test in the US?
Congrate. please leave this island soon as possible. don’t wait people change there mind. I picture you as a doctor in medicine. your grade is much higher than a associate degree if it is an american standard. if you want to studies in U.S.A. let them grade you to there level. if you are not satified check a next school. you are going to shine. don’t take no long break keep going. My daughter is in the same field, a doctor in Psychologist. she have a bachelor from holland, which she took 4yrs instead of 6 yrs, she use to double her classes. She recieve 2 yrs credit, and now in the US going for her masters.She is on a scholarship. with very high grade, she recieve alot of credit which make her school fee cheaper. it not a easy road. Keep your head on, I am happy for you.
Congratualtions! You’ve done well and made your parents, family, and citizens of Dominica proud. Please continue to strive for excellents.
Well done! Hard work pays.
s/b excellence
Congratulations to these young ones. Keep it up. Your future is bright dominicas future is bright.
Dodds is an idiot. I did college physics one and two in the US it was waste of money because it was the same stuff i did in high school in Dominica in fourth and fifth form.
what that tells you our standard of education in Dominica is very high and these kids will perform at an exceptional level no matter where they go. We just need to find a way to make all this knowlege prctical
Congrats Jules. Product of parents from Newtown Harlem.
The entire Newtown Community is sooooooooooooooo proud of you
Congratulations and keep up the good work! HOpe you all get as far as you dream of. Best wishes on your journey
Congratulations to all !
I’m so happy to see Mrs Guye, my grade 6 teacher
Congratulations Kids!!!!! Excellent work. You have commenced your studies in a way that many in our country can only dream of. You make us proud; continue to do so.
Best Wishes
Congratulations to the three of you, good luck on the journey of success.
Congratulations to all!
People like Francisco you leave at your back; all they do is try to kill your spirit. You all are on the right track, continue to excel. God bless
Dear Denzel,
Congratulations to you and family, on your attaining the Island Scholarship..
Excellent performance.
You are on your way to one of the Worlds top Universities.
Fulfill your dreams.
Success !
May the Lord Bless and guide you on your journey.
Hon. Norris Prevost MP.
Roseau Central.
Congratulations to all the students!!Go Denzel Go!
Mr Isaac Alfred
Dear Isaac,
Great work.
Congratulations.
Keep it up.
Whatever happened to you in that General Paper exam, I know you can overcome it.
If you need help, check me for some advice, I would be pleased to assist.
I wish you continued success and Gods blessings.
Hon. Norris Prevost MP.
Roseau Central.
email: [email protected]
Ms Faith Jules
Dear Ms Jules,
Congratulations to you and family, on your straight As.
Excellent performance.
You are on your way to one of the Worlds top Universities.
Fulfill your dreams.
Success !
May the Lord Bless and guide you on your journey.
Hon. Norris Prevost MP.
Roseau Central.
email: [email protected]
Mr. Prevost couldn’t you congratulate Mr. Guye also?
Dear DNO,
At the same time I congratulated Ms Jules and Mr Alfred, Mr Guye was the first one I congratulated.
Later in the evening when i did not see the Congratulations to Mr. Guye appear, I again repeated congratulated Mr Guye. i do not know why my congratulations to mr. Guy has not appeared.
I would be vrery grateful if you would publish my Congratulations to Mr. Guye.
Hon. Norris prevost
email: [email protected]
Denzel, I am VERY PROUD OF YOU!!!! Your hard work and sacrifices have really paid off!! I know the Almighty Father played a very big part in your achievements and being the humble young man you are I know you have given Him all the praise. Mr. and Mrs. Guye, JOB WELL DONE!!!! You two are excellent parents who have steered your boys on the right path. Congratulations to the other top scholars Miss Jules and Mr. Alfred – you two should be very proud of yourselves. You two were top performers at CXC and still went on to be at the top of GCE Exams – Keep reaching for the stars!!!!
Congratulations to these young persons on their success. Keep focused and remain humble. May God continue to bless you and open doors as you go out there to make Dominica proud. Be sure to return and give back to our land.
Congratulations to u all!! Don’t know you all personally, but I love when young people exceed in their studies!! The sky is the limit!! Go out there and make use of every opportunity!!
Congrats to each and everyone of you.
Congratulations to everyone of you. You guys made us really proud. I wish you all well in all of your endeavours in life. Look forward to hearing about you all in the future. Continue in the trend. Congrats!!!
congratulation to all of the top students you make us all proud u are tomorrow future, reach for beyond the sky. I do not know any of you but I feel honor by your academics grade AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA am flabatic so proud of u these children.
They are not children anymore eh, I prefer to refer to them as young men and young lady.
Very nice to see how clearly it is being explained this year that this honour is and has always been based on the results of Cambrige A level exams and has absolutely no bearing on the State college work. Last year, the results were danced and played around that the young lady who received that honour by Cambridge was barely allowed to enjoy her success.
Congratulations to you Mr. Guye for this success at the A levels!
Doods you seem to be an expert at everything. Why don’t you just congratulate the three youths and move on. This is not the first time that someone has been given the island Scholarship, so we are all aware of what is need to get to the universities.
How many times do I have to say congratulations?
One can congratulate someone in many different ways; only that it takes people who can see further than their nose to detect, or read into what someone else has conveyed.
You know all who said I am talking rubbish, I granite they have absolutely no explanation better than I have given. If anyone wish to counter me, feel free to do so, however, give an explanation as to how it really works.
As for the one who told me to get an education; you do not know you see, so I will tell you, I have an education, and I paid for it myself. Both college and university, that is how I know!
Again here are my qualifications: BS; Electronic Engineering, BS Electrical Engineering; AA; Associate, in Arts, in the Liberal Arts, I also have an AS, Associate in Science in Electronic, that is a junior engineering degree in electronics.
Compounded with medical School drop out oui!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
So, now you know why I appear to know about everything, and mind you I showed great proficiency in medicine before I dropped!
So, when you read my opinions on anything medical, you need to take it seriously because I do not get into anything unless I know what I am talking about you see!
And that is why I can proudly write my name below anything I submit on DNO!
Now as for the fool who talk about straight from high school into Cambridge, explain to me what are the prerequisites you have that will afford you such opportunity? Maybe you can do that, but you will be there for the first two years before you can attempt any major.
Anyway thins usually work upside down for Dominicans, maybe every body else is right I (doh no eh)
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Hahahahahahahahaha.
With all that talk I thought Francisco has a PHD or at least a Masters. His highest education is a BS degree. Hahahahahaha.
You keep on saying you ‘dropped’ out of med school but you haven’t said why or give a reason. I think you are dunce, hence you were kicked out and you are lying saying you dropped out.
I will repeat, you are an IDIOT, ok?
Why did you stop at BS? What didn’t u do your masters then PHD? I guess you ‘dropped out.” hahahahahahahahaha
Francisco, get an education. Congrats to all my people who excelled.
Great work, keep working hard and you will succeed
Well done all of you. Great inspiration to us all – yes even us oldies! A clear demonstration of how hard work pays off. Enjoy your studies and work hard as you continue through the next part of your life.
“Elizabeth Jules = Mathematics A, Chemistry A, Physics A, and General Paper A
-Isaac Alfred =Mathematics A, Physics A, Economics A, and General Paper D”
You know one of my problem is that I scan read, and then make my comments, if I took my time to read everything in its entity, my first opinion might be different. Nevertheless here we are talking about GCE subjects at advanced level “A Level” yet someone believes that this guy, and I am not putting him down in any way, okay because I believe he has done well in high school; however to make the claims he can attend any university he wishes, is nothing more than a myth.
Wether you have a hundred advance level GCE, if you go to England with that you might be advised to attend a junior college first prior to attempting university, if by any chance a major university would want to accept you, a placement examination would have to be taken, that means one may end up at the same level as they would in junior college, after two years that individual should be in a position to obtain either an AA: Associate in Arts, or an Associate in Science, which will prepare them for four years of the real university training.
In any event it does not matter how many GCE one collects in the Caribbean, Dominica included, it boils down to a single GED equivalent in America.
“Isaac Alfred =Mathematics A, Physics A, Economics A, and General Paper D”
As for Alfred, wether you are from Grand Bay, Marigot, or Wesley, if you are traveling with your transcripts, see if you can get them to delete that “D” because that can become an obstacle in a place like the U.S.
When a professor or teacher gives a student an D here that is the same as an F: Most failing students they give them a D simply to keep them in school. You have a good thing going for you in that in both physics and mathematics you secured an A; that is very good.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
“Wether you have a hundred advance level GCE, if you go to England with that you might be advised to attend a junior college first prior to attempting university…”
You are an IDIOT. I never took A levels. I got nine O Levels with eight A’s and one B. I got accepted in a major university in the US, did my undegrad work, move on to grad and is presently working on my Phd. So I really don’t know what you are talking about.
You are living under a rock. Get off from underneath it and just congratulate the young man.
This is absolute rubbish. Advanced level GCE exams qualify you for direct entry into the top UK universities (Oxford and Cambridge included).
Furthermore, A level exams qualify for you advanced standing (up to a year’s credit) in American and Canadian universities.
Dods.. Your problem is that you believe that you are an expert on everything.. I got credits for some of my university classes in a major us university because I had a levels math sand physics..
Dods.. Your problem is that you believe that you are an expert on everything.. I got credits for some of my university classes in a major us university because I had a levels math sand physics..
you cannot do half of what they have done. be happy for them.
are you for real these students beat the american students at that level every day give me a break when something is great just say it is. Good work guys
Congratulations Denzil Guy!! Go with God always!
Dods, you seem to be quite ‘knowledgeable’ on a wide variety of matters. I suggest that you get your facts straight about this one. I know many products of the A’level system and they have had no problem getting placement at UK or US universities; one such example is the island scholar Sydney Jules who is now studying at Cambridge in the UK.
I know for a fact that the A’level examinations take one further than the in- house Associate Degree of the DSC!!
Check the the statistics yourself Dods, you are a very smart one.
Francisco T,Sometimes you can really talk a load of ” baloney”
You need to learn when to stop. Those kids worked hard, so if you don’t have nothing nice to say please keep quite.By the way it doesn’t matter if Alfred from town or country, WE still proud of him 3 out 4 aint bad,he made Dominica proud.Put your results up for US to compare if you man.!!!!!!!!!
Francisco,
I really hope our kids are not reading your rubbish, and if they do, I am sure they are smart enough to identify it as such. May I ask you to tell this audience how well you did at A Levels? More over, have you asked some of our past island scholars how they did at A Levels? Get their opinions on the performance of these kids.
I urge you to use your writing skills to positively influence others as opposed to perfecting the art of discouraging those that are working hard to improve themselves and their country.
Best Wishes
You are very wrong! With his A levels, he can go to a major university in the UK. You seem to talk out of your BLEEP a lot without knowing what you are really saying. Just congratulate the students and shut up!
Dude are you for real? I always suspected that you are an idiot. You have now proven to me that you are a complete fool beyond any reasonable doubt.
PLEASE! Would you all stop responding to DODS!
He will not go away as long as you keep responding!
Our young people have sacrifice, worked hard and achieved excellence. They deserve our positive comment.
Your feedback does not reflect well on you. I look forward to the day when you will find something positive to say.
DNO should screen negative comments to young people. Amidst all the positive comments one negative comment is able to cause lifetime detriment.
Congratulations to Denzel, April and Isaac! I’m proud of you all. Keep on stiving for excellence.
Francisco, I think that before you make comments on matters you appear to know nothing about, you need to do some reading and find the laws, rules and régulations governing the island scholar. And I was not asked to go to high school when I went to university in Europe with my A levels. In fact with the A levels an entire year was taken off my bachelors year. So get it straight before you mislead the public.
Congratulations to all the students, you all did very well especially Denzel.
Whereas I don’t believe the achievements are as watered down as the poster makes them out to be, I know for a fact that to get into either Cambridge or Oxford in the UK it takes much more than just the fact that you passed A levels with good grades. True though, the good grades opens the door for you but to get in is another matter. The high level of competition for few places means there is a rigorous interview and assessment process that follows the opening of the door.
In one word – “utter rubbish!”
You know Mr. Dodds problem, he never got any attention when he was growing up so his looking for it now. shame
But you are a monkey man? you need to find yourself in school SORT!!!!
Are you kidding me Telemacque? You haven’t been to college, and you know nothing about the US system. You are giving wrong advice. So SHUT UP!!!
congrats.to all three of u guys. so proud of you’ll accomplishments. keep up the good work.
Congats to all of you, great effort. Parents a big hurraa. When I hear news like that I get goose bumps. Too many times we hear bad news about young people. Lets all enjoy the good news.
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER.
Congrats to the top student and all who excelled in their exams, but DNO your journalists are not excelling and your editor is not excelling. Under the section criteria for awarding the scholar…bullets 3 and 4. the word “waiting” should definitely be “weighting”. Remember this paper goes to the world it is one thing for commentors to make such errors but when the reporters do that is just not good enough.
The New York Times goes around the world and it has a section for correcting errors. So what is your point really?
The error you pointed out could have been easily missed by anyone. I missed it and I am not stupid.
Everyone makes mistakes including the best top notched newspapers. Just one error in an entire article and you jumping up with excitement. Take a chill pill man.
And so because you missed it it is ok to leave it alone? I am happy to see it is corrected although still with a typo error. btw you could suggest to DNO to have a section also for corrections where necessary then there would be no need to point it out here. A word to you and anyone else. Quality counts…lets not take it for granted.
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE.. I visualized him jumping wii… hahahah
“Guye is now free to choose a field of study at any university in the world thanks to determination and sacrifice.”
Yes indeed he is free to chose a field of any discipline; whereas he can chose any University, that does not mean he will be automatically accepted!
That is not how it works in the educational system in the developed world! There are standards; first he has to apply, and based on the disciplines he studied wherever he graduate, that will determine which university will chose to accept him.
First of all he may be an “A” student in Dominica, and cannot even pass a placement test at some low level university, there are some ivy league universities where some may want to attend, however, their educational background will not allow them to stand on their steps.
Secondly, if Dominica Government intends to give him a scholarship, when we talk about any university in the world, we are not talking Cuba, where the Cuban government entertain them for free, tuition has to be paid before the student enter the class room at the beginning of the semester.
And some university in the world most Dominicans cannot afford even with government help! We need to learn not to become over excited, and make laughable comments you see; because some of us reading knows the ropes, been there done that!
On just about every island in the Caribbean we find foreign medical schools; one important thing to note about that is; many of the students who attends these medical school or universities, are not what one would say are the cream of the crop students. Many of them could not pass the preliminary examination to be accepted in a medical school here in the United States, or Canada, and that is why they end up in Dominica, Antigua, Grenada, St. Kitts, and places such as Mexico.
So, if it was easy to make it into any university in the world, maybe there would be no foreign students in Dominica studding medicine.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Again …absolute rubbish !
He is being assessed in accordance with the University of Cambridge Advanced Level examinations. In “A” in these exams is an internationally recognized “A” by any standard. Ivy league universities will most certainly recognize his grades. To suggest that he may not be able to pass low level university placement tests is laughable.
Dods.. You wear your ignorance on your sleeves.. I attended top universities in both US and Canada and I can say with confidence that our island top students have what it takes to excel at the worlds top universities. They may not be as well rounded as students in the developed world, but when it comes to academics they definitely out perform.
the guy valedictorian of SMA, colledge and now island scholar i would think that he can pass anything that he put his mind to.. CONGRATS D to u and ur family…. u following ur heart… Put God First and all will be well
That Francisco need to quit placing these idiotic comments.For someone who had no formal education per se should not be a critic in matters of one’s aptitude.IT is better to be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth ( in this case thinking out loud) and REMOVE ALL DOUBT!!!!
I concluded some months ago that you were a consummate “A”. It is now confirmed.
Both universities Cambridge and Oxford existed long before the best colleges in the US. If either one of these judges you to be excellent who is this idiot to suggest otherwise. Francisco I believe you have too much time on your hand….get a life.
you are a hater.verbal diahorria .
Wow Francisco this is jealousy at its best! I wonder how intelligent you are and what Ivy League of other top notch university you were schooled at.
Francisco: Do you know this child or his family? Do you have any respect for anyone at all? If you only knew this child and how hard he has worked and how hard his brothers before him have worked and how much his parents sacrifice and pray for their children (and the families of the other two scholars are dedicated too, eh), then you would just congratulate them.
Are you aware of the information about yourself that you are giving out through your comments? Very, very sad.
Next time, try your very to say something nice. Force, yourself into a habit of saying nice things. It will help with your healing.
Francisco:
You have provided some excellent information about the educational system but please don’t be so negative.
I want to congratulate Mr. Denzel Guye.
He will face his challenges. But His past accompishments vouch for his future success.
Be proud of him!
He is one of your own, the cream of the Caribbean!
This is a young man any nation would be proud to own.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelist.
It is probably best to evaluate each medical graduate on a case to case basis judging each one on his or her own merits rather than make blanket statements about all the graduates of Caribbean medical schools.
We have known grads of big Canadian and American medical schools who turned out to be poor physicians. Some have lost their licenses later in life.
There have been grads of famous North American medical schools who became board certified specialists and have had their licenses revoked.
Failure is blamed on incompetence which is sometimes blamed on poor training. But the fact that other grads of the same schools have succeed raises the question as to whether it was poor training or lack of practical ability to apply the
training. Sometimes it is neither. It is because things have changed in the life of the doctor that have impaired his or her ability to function at a normal level.
On the other hand there are medical schools in the Caribbean that have graduated many fine physicians who are serving their communities well.
The grades a student receives on his or her examination papers (important as they are) can be misleading. Grades do not always give an accurate picture of a future career. Some have the ability get it right on paper but do not do so well in practical work experience. This is because the latter requires dedication, empathy, compassion, good judgment, social graces, practical skills, motivation, and work ethic that are not necessary to succeed in the paper work.
Governments and professional licensing bodies have the responsibility to look closely and approve only those who are qualified. The medical schools, examinations, and degrees are a big part of this. But the powers which be have no way of measuring the unseen qualities. Nor can they see how well an applicant will apply his or her learning in the coming years.
When it is shown that medical schools in one nation are providing inferior training their students should not be able to tranfer their credits. Nor should their grads be accepted for licensing in another country. When we are dealing with the health and lives of our fellow human beings these standards should not be compromised.
Sincerely,
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelist.
CONGRATULATIONS to ALL of you for EXCELLING in your efforts toward a BETTER and BRIGHTER FUTURE. Parents, congratulations to you too for knowing what an EDUCATION means, and by ENCOURAGING you children along the way.
Well done. on a side note, I think the writer wanted to say ” a weighting” instead of ‘awaiting’.
Congratulations to all.
But when can we expect a change in criteria for the Island Scholarship moving from Cambridge examinations to excellence in the Associate Degree.
This would show true endorsement of the DSC programme by the government.
That would be a backward step.