Doctor: Use the internet responsibly

“I beg you, please use your competence with information technology for good,” Coker said, adding, “you have full access to their endless possibilities for instant communication but the new technology presents opportunities as well as dangers. Be careful what you put on Facebook: it never goes away. A techno-savvy employer may hire Sandra Hendricks more quickly than ‘D Original Sexygal’. I rest my case,” he said.

Meanwhile, Petrotrin President Fitzroy Harewood said that today’s youth would be the ones to carry the nation forward, as he encouraged young persons to strive for excellence and not succumb to periods of discouragement. “As future leaders of this country, you bear a heavy responsibility as success is never an easy journey and it is accompanied by huge responsibility and commitment,” Harewood said.

“You must concentrate on enhancing your futures by working diligently and setting great examples for those who move you and for those who will follow you,” he advised.

Harewood pointed out that success or failure has little to do with circumstances but much more to do with attitude, courage and choices. Children who excelled in international and regional sporting competitions as well as the SE A; CSE C/ CXC Ordinary level and CAPE Advanced level examinations were also honoured during the event.