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...
Christ Church Secondary School to be rebuilt at same locationAssistant Chief Education Officer, Tiffany Harvey, on Wednesday said the Christ Church Secondary School will be rebuilt at its existing...
Manickchand offers full support as protest ensues over assault of teacher at Fort WellingtonA protest ensued outside the Fort Wellington Secondary School on Tuesday, one day after a teacher was attacked and beaten...
New library opens at the Mon Repos Primary SchoolA new library was opened on Saturday at the Mon Repos Primary School on the East Coast of Demerara. This...
ICT Roadshow gets underway from MondayAimed at raising awareness among the young population as an effective apparatus for social and economic development, the Government on...
Works on new Tuschen Primary School moving apaceThe PPP/C Administration is focusing heavily on ensuring the nation’s children receive quality education that sets them up for a...
New literacy app ‘Animal Friends Learning’ LaunchedThe Ministry of Education launched a new literacy app, ‘Animal Friends Learning’ on Friday at the Tuschen Nursery School. The...
‘CAPE is your next best investment after CSEC’ – 2022 top student saysAtishta Seenarine, the most outstanding student at the 2022 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) is encouraging students to make CAPE...
Teachers on contract can now travel freely as Gov’t removes requirement for surety in cash, assetsTeachers employed with the Ministry of Education on a contractual basis and want to travel overseas will no longer have...
15 more training scholarships granted to vulnerable womenIn observance of International Women’s Day today, First Lady Mrs Arya Ali has granted another 15 fully funded scholarships to...
39 prisoners graduate from crop husbandry & culinary art coursesThirty-nine inmates, who recently completed crop husbandry and culinary arts courses graduated on Thursday. In a press statement, the Guyana...
Three schools to be constructed in Region OneSoon the students in the Barima-Waini region (Region One) will benefit from three new schools as part of the Ministry...
First batch of 20 women from Reg. 1 complete maritime trainingAfter one week of rigorous training, 20 women from Region One (Barima-Waini) graduated on Saturday from a maritime training offered...
To meet construction demands, new students’ training programme launched at New Guyana SchoolIn an effort to meet the labour needs of Guyana’s booming construction sector, a programme focused on technical skills training...
Literacy, robotics programme launched at Den Amstel Primary SchoolThe Ministry of Education through the National Literacy Department and the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), launched the...
No more manoeuvering ‘rough terrains’ as Kokshebai gets $14M primary schoolPupils of Kokshebai, Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) no longer need to travel difficult terrain to attend primary school...
Two Region Six schools now powered by solar energyTwo schools in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), the Schepmoed Primary School and the Lighttown Primary/ Nursery School, are now powered...
Sod turned for $1.7B school at KarasabaiThe government on Tuesday turned the sod for the construction of a $1.7 billion school at Karasabai in Region Nine...
Guyana Mining School offering map reading, navigation courseWith the aim of equipping persons, including miners, with the skills to effectively navigate and read maps, the Guyana Mining School and...
