(The Daily Chronicle January 5, 1961).
Mr. Jacob W. Chinapen , Headteacher of Massiah CM. school on the on the Upper Courentyne and also Chairman of the Upper Courentyne Regional Youth Council has received the gold medal which he won for competitive literature in 1960.
It was the top prize which he was fortunate to obtain for his collection of poems entitled “Albion Wilds”.
Mr. Chinapen hails from Pln. Albion and it was from there that this versatile teacher got the inspiration to write.
Second prize went to Mr. Wordsworth McAndrew for his poem entitled “Old Haag”.
At the presentation ceremony was Mr. A.J.Seymour who was Chairman of the Committee that.
