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...
BUDGET 2022: Building schools, scholarships big focus of $74.4 B education budgetFinance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has announced that $74.4 billion has been allocated to improving access to education and education...
Beverly Roberts: From food vendor and taxi driver to UG GraduateBy Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.stagingsites.cc For Beverly Roberts, who is among the first to graduate from university for her family, her...
More than just teaching: New male teachers want to be positive role modelsBy Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The largest batch of trained teachers – some 843 individuals – graduated from the Cyril Potter...
Second GDF officer graduates from U.S. Naval Postgraduate SchoolThe U.S. Embassy in Georgetown on Saturday issued a congratulatory message for Colonel Raul Jerrick of the Guyana Defence Force...
Single mother & daughter graduating from UG togetherIt will be an extremely proud moment for 47-year-old Pamela Atwell and her 21–year-old daughter Deandra Daniels who will both...
Wakenaam boy emerges Caribbean’s top business studentHave you ever heard of the Essequibo Islands Secondary School? If you haven’t, it’s located in the village of Sans...
Historic! Largest batch of trained teachers graduate from CPCEThe Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) on Wednesday graduated its largest batch of trained teachers in the history of...
Guyanese students top Caribbean at CSEC, CAPEGuyanese students have topped the Caribbean at both the CSEC and CAPE levels, based on information from the Caribbean Examinations...
Proud & overjoyed: Students among the first to complete university education in their familiesAbout 2,200 students who attended the University of Guyana (UG) will be graduating from February 4. Out of that lot,...
Many teachers, students turn up for face-to-face classes; Health Minister urges vaccinationThere have been some calls for a pause on the return to face-to-face classes because of the increase in the...
GTU’s ‘isolation day’ lacks legality; teachers who join will be marked absent, may not be paid – HamiltonTeachers across the country were Sunday put on notice that should they participate in Monday’s ‘isolation day’, they will be...
Edu. Ministry dismisses claims students at Anna Regina school are COVID positiveSee below full press release issued by the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education rejects untruths being peddled on...
‘We cannot close schools’ – Pres. Ali says amid Omicron surgeThere have been concerns raised about reopening of schools amid a surge in the number of people infected with COVID-19...
CORRECTION: Mabaruma school was not shut downThe Mabaruma Primary School in Region One was not shut down on Wednesday because teachers tested positive for COVID-19, an...
Education Ministry receives thousands of protective equipmentThe Ministry of Education today received a quantity of COVID-19 personal protective equipment from Sewa International Guyana. Some 80,719 face...
‘Constant monitoring’ as schools re-open with Omicron concerns – Health MinisterThe Health Ministry will be “constantly monitoring” the health situation as schools reopened for the new academic term Monday as...
Full face-to-face class for Grade Six, most secondary school students in January All children in Grade Six and those students in secondary school, except those in Form One (Grade Seven), will return...
Plaisance Primary gets a libraryThe Plaisance Primary School, East Coast Demerara, is now the recipient of a well-provisioned library compliments of the Spread the...
