It is with deep sadness and a sense of loss, that we announce the passing of our alumni sister Cicely Grant. Cicely, who attended Cambridge Academy High School in Georgetown Guyana, went on to be with our Lord on March 31, 2026. She is the sister of former Cambridge Academy teacher Ms. Lynette Grant-Douglas, sister-in-law of Dr. Frank L Douglas, PhD., MD, and elder sister of Eslyn Grant who also attended Cambridge.
A Celebration of Life SERVICE will be held for her from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, on Thursday April 16. 2026 at the Good Tidings Gospel Chapel, 345 Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn NY 11233. INTERNMENT at the Evergreens Cemetery, with a REPAST from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Good Tidings Gospel Chapel.

To follow the funeral service for Cicely Ena Grant ONLINE, select this YouTube link.

Our hearts go out to the Grant family, relatives, and friends. We know that no words could fill the void we all feel, but we also know that our Almighty God is both willing and able to lift us out of darkness into the light. On behalf of the CEO, President, Executive Board Members, and the entire CAAAI family, we send our condolences; may you find strength and comfort at this time.

Submitted by – Dr. Aubrey F. Bentham, President - CAAAI

In a few short hours we will begin the countdown rituals to bid farewell to 2025, and to usher in a new year, 2026.  Whatever form of traditional public festivity, or contemplative silent meditation you select from the wide range of today's popular-culture models, please place your protection in the hands of Almighty God as you welcome the next 365 days of your life.

It is true, that as 2025 takes its place in the proverbial abyss of history, we can recall that it was a year with its share of unwelcomed vicissitudes for some or for many of us, as things did not always go precisely as we wanted them to go, however, the one important attribute found in the Cambridge family amidst our struggles and disappointments, was our steadfast and unshaken belief in a merciful sovereign God who has never left us, and will continue to provide us with all of our needs and wishes during 2026.

Merry Christmas

and a

Prosperous, Safe, and

Healthy New Year To All

From The CEO, President, And

The Entire Cambridge

Academy Alumni Family

Thanks to the relentless efforts and partnership of the CAAAI Education Committee Members and Marcia Smith (Ms. Marcia) Founder and Principal of the Gifted Hands Learning Center For Special Needs (GHLCFSN), a joint crusade was launched in June this year to find a suitable and safe place for the teachers and students of the school.

Following a request to move from its Campbellville location, Ms. Marcia contacted the CAAAI Education Committee to solicit support in acquiring a new and better location for the school. The months and weeks that followed were not easy. CAAAI Education Committee members made numerous phone calls and wrote several letters that introduced and recommended Ms. Marcia and Gifted Hands to homeowners, potential renters, and private organizations, amidst many promises and disappointments.

For the poetic at heart, many described the recent CAAAI Backyard Jam as an oasis of fun, food, and musical extravaganza with an air of sophistication, that illuminated the suburban Temple Hills, Maryland environment on Saturday September 20th last.

Over 140 alumni, family, friends and supporters from as far as New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and visitors from Guyana enjoyed the 'swarie' as they chatted and danced the night away to 'back-in-time' Caribbean tunes, and Guyanese Kwe-Kwe folkloric music under a cloudless ineffable sky that promised and delivered warm and calm weather for such a perfect occasion.