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...
Call for strike by Teachers’ Union ‘uncaring and unconscionable’ – Education MinistrySee below full press release issued by the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education has noted the uncaring and...
All teachers at Tapakuma Lake Primary/Nursery show up for workOperating on a shift system due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tapakuma Lake Primary School and Nursery classes commenced the...
First day of school: high turnout by pupils, teachersAs schools reopened today for face to face teaching, the Ministry of Education has received preliminary data regarding attendance on...
2014 Education Bill could help ministry get information from private schoolsThe Education Bill that was presented to the National Assembly in 2014 could help the Education Ministry get much-needed information...
Special Constables being trained on human traffickingSee full press release from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security: As the Ministry of Human Services and...
Bilingual school programmes expected in more indigenous, migrant communitiesBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc As part of plans to reduce existing unfairness in the local education sector, increased focus has...
UNHCR donates sanitary supplies to Education MinistryThe Ministry of Education on Thursday received a number of sanitary supplies from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
Dorm schools will reopen based on vaccination rolloutDorm schools, like other secondary schools across Guyana, will be reopened in accordance with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination...
Schools’ closure: Local students could lose a year of learning with long term challenges – World BankBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc It has been estimated that school children in Guyana could lose about one year of learning...
Some 50 % of teachers vaccinated; Manickchand hopeful teachers will turn out MondayBased on surveys done by the Ministry of Education, some 50 per cent of teachers are vaccinated and Minister of...
60 children get training in roboticsSee full press release from the Volunteer Youth Corps. Inc: Volunteer Youth Corps Inc. (VYC) concluded an exciting four (4)...
Gov’t lists which schools will reopen fully, plan for rotating classes The Ministry of Education has announced the plan for reopening schools for face-to-face classes on September 6, when the new...
Children returning to schools will be assessed on learning gaps, well-beingAs children return to schools for face-to-face learning either full-time or on a rotational basis, they will undergo a diagnostic...
NGSA results may be available by end of OctoberThe Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson says that the results of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA)...
Grade Six children, in most cases, will attend face-to-face classes every dayAs Grade Six children prepare to sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) tentatively in July 2022, the Chief Education...
Seven secondary schools reopening for all grade levelsSeven secondary schools are being reopened for all grade levels while the remaining 126 secondary schools will be reopened on...
Some nursery schools reopening fully, others will operate on rotational basisWhen the 2021/ 2022 academic year commences on September 6, some 41 of the 348 nursery schools across Guyana will...
Grades 2, 4 & 9 assessments will not be done in new academic year; NGSA may be in JulyThe annual assessments conducted for children in Grades Two, Four and Nine will not be done in the upcoming 2021/...
