Education
From Technician to Top Graduate: Hugh Park’s Journey of PerseveranceIn 2021, Hugh Park made headlines as the former telecommunications technician who traded his tools for textbooks to become a lawyer. Four years later, he has reached another pinnacle of academic excellence. Park has emerged as the top student for the Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Business and International Law at the University of...
$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgradedGeorgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead...
Guyana launches biometric attendance system in schools to track teacher presenceTeachers at some schools in Guyana will soon be required to clock their attendance using a biometric system, with Education...
Gov’t will defend decision to deduct striking teachers’ salaries in Court – AGAttorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, last night said the government will defend its decision to deduct monies from the salaries...
From day one, GTU was aware teachers’ salaries would be deducted for illegal strikeThe Ministries of Education and Local Government on Monday issued an official notice of intent to deduct money from the...
Gov’t issues official notice of intent to deduct salaries of striking teachersAn official notice of intent to deduct from the salaries of thousands of teachers who were on strike over the...
‘Be fair’- President Ali reminds teachers of positive interventions, promises to improve livesAs the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) plans a second week of strike action, President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Sunday urged...
Close to $2 billion collected from teachers by GTU unaccounted forClose to $2 billion collected from teachers by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is unaccounted for given that the books...
GTU’s financial documents not filed in 20 years – Deeds and Commercial RegistriesThe Deeds and Commercial Registries on Friday revealed that the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has not filed its annual returns...
New Amsterdam Hospital to be teaching facility with support from UWI Medical SchoolA new hospital being constructed at New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) will also be a training hospital run...
President Ali insists teachers will get ‘best welfare package’ in timeAfter a week of strike action from some teachers across the country, President Dr. Irfaan Ali posited that the government...
To ‘break barriers’ in STEM, women & girls need more supportThere is need for more support to help women ‘break barriers’ in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) field, a...
Education Ministry launches ‘Mash Band’As Mashramani 2024 draws closer, the Ministry of Education on Thursday launched its Mashramani Band 2024 under the theme, “Blazing...
Gov’t spending more to pay newly hired, graduate teachers – JagdeoFour days into a planned two-week strike by teachers across the country, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday broke...
Teachers’ Union to make next move as strike enters day four without gov’t engagementFour days into a planned two-week strike by teachers across the country, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Thursday maintained...
Timehri’s female inmates benefit from training in tilapia rearingFemale inmates at the Timehri Prison in Region Four recently participated in a one-day practical training session on tilapia rearing...
‘Let’s deal with issues not personalities’ – Teacher wants personal attacks to stopBishops’ High School teacher, Shandrina Welcome – Lee called on her fellow teachers to desist from attacking and ‘bad talking’...
As teachers’ strike persist in bad faith, Gov’t halts deduction of union dues with immediate effect The Ministry of Education continues to condemn the ongoing strike by some teachers across the country in a bid to...
$1.8B in school supplies cash grant for distribution this year; entire process being auditedThe distribution of the school supplies cash grant commenced on Monday and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said that a...
‘Most’ teachers turned out for work inspite of strike – Education MinistrySee below statement issued by the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education (MoE) continues to monitor the illegal strike...
Coretta urges gov’t to deduct salaries, says she has corporate ‘sponsor’ to reimburse striking teachersThe General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Coretta McDonald says she has a corporate sponsor to reimburse striking...
