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...
UNHCR donates 200 tablets and 8,000 ‘Access to Education in Guyana’ brochuresThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency donated 200 electronic tablets and 8,000 ‘Access to...
CXC Awards Guyanese Top StudentsThe Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) this afternoon held its 2021 Regional Top Awards Ceremony where nine (9) Guyanese students were...
UG Foundation promises scholarships, proper housing for studentsGuyana’s tertiary educational institution on Tuesday launched the University of Guyana Foundation, which is aimed at upgrading and expanding curriculums,...
GOAL gets $1.3B in 2022 Budget as $2.8B approved for gov’t scholarshipsAnother 4,500 students are expected to benefit from online scholarships as a sum of $1.3 billion was approved for the...
UG graduates told Guyana needs their expertise; urged to help develop nationGraduates of the University of Guyana for the 2020-2021 academic year were urged to utilise their degrees and skills to...
‘Be intentional with your goals’ – UG awardeeWhen Marissa Victoria Foster started the University of Guyana Berbice Campus fresh out of high school in 2018, she had...
‘It is never too late to learn,’ says 41-Y-0 top UG graduate By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc For 18 years, Annette Baksh put off pursuing her degree at the University of Guyana because...
UG commences registration for Summary Court Prosecutors courseThe University of Guyana (UG) has commenced the registration process for the new Certificate in Advocacy and Evidence for Summary...
‘Perseverance and love of teaching pushed me to excel’ – UG valedictorianBy Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Growing up, Tamesh Mohabir was always fascinated with the field of engineering and he one day...
UG’s top students presented with President’s MedalPresident Dr Irfaan Ali on Monday presented the President’s Medal to the two top graduates of the University of Guyana...
Abuse, losses among several challenges UG graduands overcame to succeedClose to 2600 graduands of the University of Guyana (UG) will walk the virtual graduation stage in a series of...
ICT lab commissioned at Redeemer Primary SchoolMinister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned an Information Communications Technology (ICT) laboratory at the Redeemer Primary School in...
With existing schools at ‘max’ capacity, new schools a key prioritySeveral new schools are slated for construction this year and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said that this is in...
Greater vaccination, COVID measures key as schools need to stay open- ManickchandThere have been significant learning losses, including school dropouts, resulting from the changes to the delivery of education because of...
Improved literacy expected as all primary school children getting locally-made Atlantic Reader seriesAll primary school children will soon receive books from the locally-made Atlantic Reader series and it is expected that many...
Guyana Media and Communications Academy to be establishedPress Release by the Office of the Prime Minister The Department of Public Affairs has finalised modalities for the establishment...
‘Acquiring a university education was our main goal’- sisters detail journey at UGTowanna Crandon-Primo, 28, and Kaleda Crandon, 26, of Carmicheal Street, Georgetown (where they grew up), are sisters. They are the...
Social worker who grew up in foster care graduates with master degree By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc It took Robeena Zaman years to recognise the empowerment that comes with education, especially for women...
