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...
Distribution of $3.2B in ‘Because We Care’ cash grant to commence next weekThe Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education will commence the handing over of the “Because We Care” cash...
16 Guyanese youth will tackle global problems in int’l robotics competitionA group of 16 young Guyanese will represent the country at the first global robotics competition, where they are expected...
Special protocols for ‘medically cleared’ CSEC students who are COVID positiveSee below statement issued by the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education has noted a panicked, sensational, reckless and...
Human Services Ministry launches $15,000 child care subsidy for essential workersAs a way of giving back to persons who are working above and beyond the call of duty, the Ministry...
GCCI signs MoU with UG The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of...
Robotics enthusiast hoping to help ‘revolutionise’ education sector, needs help with tuitionComputer Studies graduate of the University of Guyana (UG) and robotics enthusiast, Farnaz Baksh, is keen on helping to revolutionise...
‘Multi’ students to write exams in school’s auditorium, EDPM at GTIBy Vishani Ragobeer Grade Eleven (fifth form) students attending the North Ruimveldt Multilateral school, in Georgetown which was recently affected...
Guyana gets US$6.7M education grant from World Bank The World Bank has approved a US$6.7 million grant for Guyana that seeks to improve learning in nursery schools, increase...
‘We will rebuild’ – Manickchand says as fire guts section of North Ruimveldt schoolA mysterious fire on Saturday completely gutted the main section of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral school and also destroyed the...
Queensway Group of Companies donates US$5,000 to Stanford scholarship awardeeThe Queensway Group of Companies, owned by businessman Mohamed Qualander, has handed over a cheque of US$5,000 to Stanford University...
How a passion for Art shaped Jermine Hodge’s storyBy Akeem Greene From rags to riches. It is a common theme some millennials use to aptly describe a transformation...
Aspiring engineer heads to Howard University but needs supportA 19-year-old aspiring engineer from Sophia, Georgetown, Moriah Hamilton, has been offered a partial scholarship to Howard University in the...
More than 400 pupils unable to sit mock exams due to flooding, COVID-19By Vishani Ragobeer Preliminary data from the Ministry of Education shows that some 420 pupils were unable to sit the...
Flood-affected pupils will be allowed to rewrite NGSA mock exams By Vishani Ragobeer As the first mock examination ahead of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), slated to be written...
Digicel pays CSEC fees for students of Sophia Night SchoolDigicel Guyana has made the students of the Sophia Night School ecstatic by paying their fees for the upcoming CSEC...
President Ali pledges support for CAPE scholar in university questPresident Irfaan Ali today promised to support Sherlock Junior Langevine’s dream of attending Stanford University by offsetting additional expenses of...
CXC names QC ‘school of the year’; awards CSEC, CAPE top studentsThe Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Thursday awarded the regional top performers at the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)...
‘Basically on the same page with UNICEF’ – CXC ChairmanBy Vishani Ragobeer Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has assured stakeholders that the examinations...
