Presentation College Pride !!

Pres pride!
Zachary Ransome carries on a rich southern legacy

WHEN 11-year-old Zachary Ransome walks through the gates of Presentation College, San Fer­nan­do, on Monday, he will be stepping into a legacy that has shaped both the culture and politics of Trinidad and Tobago.The famous Carib Street school has produced two prime ministers in Patrick Manning and Basdeo Panday, a president in Anthony Carmona, and two of soca’s brightest stars, Machel Montano and Kees Dieffenthaller. Now, the multiple Junior Calypso and Junior Soca Monarch winner begins his own chapter in that history, balancing books with music while carrying the cultural expressions of the nation into the future.

As a student of Montrose Government Primary School, he went on to capture the Junior Soca Monarch crown in 2024 with “Rankatang”, win four consecutive Eastern Credit Union Junior Monarch titles, and produce his own soca parang tracks, “First in the Kitchen” and “Sing Zacky Sing”.

In 2025, Ransome added another Junior Soca Monarch title with the Jason “Shaft” Bishop-written “Play Ah Mas”, a call for Caribbean unity that underscored his maturity as a performer. Ransome also famously shared the stage with Montano during his Calypso Monarch-winning performance of “Soul of Calypso” in 2024.

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Halliwell will be singing soca now..

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Rain Bowman, 19, studies nuclear engineering at Georgia Tech

AT just 19-years-old, Rain Bowman is ecstatic to have started her first year at the prestigious Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) studying nuclear engineering. She was the only person from TT to be accepted into the programme this year.Bowman, who is from Tacarigua and graduated from St Joseph's Convent, St Joseph, earlier this year, said she has always been fascinated by nuclear energy.
She spoke to Newsday during an e-mail exchange last week from Georgia.

“The idea that one of the smallest things in the universe, the atom, can hold the power to revolutionise the world is what drew me in. The nuclear field is definitely a dark horse, but it is evolving every day and I want to be a part of the generation that pushes it forward and gives the world access to this technology, especially coming from the Caribbean where nuclear science is not widespread.”She said it was an easy decision to choose to go to Georgia Tech, as it is currently ranked fourth in the US in engineering. She said it was also one of the few schools in the US that offered a degree in nuclear and radiological engineering.

“The world class facilities paired with the incredible opportunities for work and growth at the university made this an easy decision for me. I feel incredibly grateful for this opportunity. There are no words to describe how long I have worked towards this and how many people have been instrumental to my success. This milestone belongs just as much to my parents, family, teachers and friends as it belongs to me.

Come on Naps at least get a Chutney Soca King in the next few years.

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