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...
BREAKING: Chateau Margot primary, New Guyana tie for second place at NGSAParis Timmerman from the Chateau Margot primary school on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) and Deja Datt of the...
BREAKING: Success Elementary girl tops NGSANirvana Wimal is the top student of this year’s National Grade Assessment (NGSA). She is from the Success Elementary Primary...
NGSA pupils show gains in Social Studies, English; Maths, Science decreasedThere was an increased pass rate recorded in the subjects of English and Social Studies among the 13, 821 pupils...
High level of absenteeism recorded at CXC exams; Manickchand laments uneven preparednessWhile there were several initiatives implemented by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to make this year’s CSEC and CAPE examinations...
Failure of CXC system resulted in ungraded results; teachers, students not at faultMinister of Education Priya Manickchand says that teachers and students are not to be blamed for the ungraded results that...
Guyana’s CSEC results higher than regional average; students topped 20 subjectsThe performance of Guyanese candidates at the 2021 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations has been better...
Guyana engaging CXC on ‘ungraded’ results again; top performers to be announced laterAhead of the release of the results of this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced...
CSEC: Improvement in ‘Maths’ for Guyanese candidatesGuyana has recorded a general improvement in the Mathematics subject at the 2021 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate...
Guyana’s CAPE performance higher than regional averageAt the 2021 sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), the performance of Guyana’s students was marginally higher than...
Family claims child expelled from private school over COVID concernsThe family of a young child who attends the Smart Minds Education Institute in Georgetown has claimed that the Grade...
MHSSS launches ‘StoryBoard Initiative’ with 25 girlsTwenty-five girls who are members of vulnerable groups across Guyana now have an opportunity to write their stories and get...
GPF signs MoU with Cacique Accounting College for Accountancy TrainingA Memorandum of Understanding was on Monday (October 11, 2021) signed by the Guyana Police Force with Cacique Accounting College...
Dolphins, whales among animals found offshore by Guyanese teamBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc A team of 10 young Guyanese spent six days offshore Guyana identifying the larger animals found...
“Your value is not lost on us” – Education Minister to teachers“Your value is not lost on us. Your value is not lost on this nation,” were the words of the...
Grades 10, 11 and 12 returning to face-to-face classes in OctoberEarlier this month, the Ministry of Education announced that secondary schools will re-open based on the rollout of the vaccination...
Private school parents ‘grateful’ for $19k cash grantTamara Hutson has two boys enrolled at the Green Acres School Group and for the first time, she finally received...
Guyana to release CXC results on Oct 14; NGSA on Oct 15Press release from Education Ministry on CAPE – CSEC and NGSA 2021 Examinations CAPE – CSEC 2021 The Caribbean Examination...
Gov’t to launch ‘Every Child Safe’ campaign to tackle abuseThe Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is set to embark on a massive campaign dubbed ‘Every Child Safe’...
