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...
CSEC, CAPE postponed to June 28; students to write Papers I & IIBy Vishani Ragobeer The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has further postponed the beginning of this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate...
‘Quiz Me’ to boost pupils’ preparation for NGSA‘Quiz Me’, a new online platform that will allow pupils to practise examination-type questions and receive answers immediately, was launched...
Most Guyanese students prefer to write CXC exams this yearBy Vishani Ragobeer Though Guyanese students have not been spared from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Education,...
Guyanese students top eight and 11 subjects at CAPE and CSECFollowing the announcement of the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, the...
UG launches professional executive training courses in Oil & Gas, Renewable EnergyThe University of Guyana’s Institute of Energy Diplomacy (IED) on Sunday announced the launch of a suite of Executive Level...
UG partners with Haliburton to prep students for Petroleum EngineeringHundreds of students enrolled in the University of Guyana’s (UG) Petroleum Chemical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering programmes are set to...
Teachers granted GOAL scholarship will be rewarded; deadline for submissions extendedSee below statement issued by the Guyana Online Academy of Learning: The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL), Government’s flagship,...
Schools to remain closed until September; CXC exams change could affect NGSAAll schools, except for those levels that have already been reopened, will remain closed until the month of September, according...
Making schools equal not taking away from ‘top schools’ – Education MinisterBy Vishani Ragobeer Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has emphasised that making all schools equal does not mean that the...
First ‘ungraded’ by CXC, Port Kaituma student now tops hinterlandBy Vishani Ragobeer In September 2020, when the results of the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations were released,...
Guyana records improved pass rates at CSEC, CAPEBy Vishani Ragobeer Guyana has recorded improved pass rates at the general and technical level following the results received from...
Guyana tops Caribbean at CSEC, CAPEThis year Guyana topped the entire Caribbean region at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). That top performer was Zane...
Yet another scholarship initiative to train 800 GuyaneseThe Ministry of Education and the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) on Tuesday announced yet another partnership to offer free online...
Placement of children into secondary schools impacts their psychosocial well-beingBy Vishani Ragobeer The placement of children into secondary schools based on their academic performance at the National Grade Six...
Grade Six pupils to benefit from extra tutoring ahead of NGSABy Vishani Ragobeer Ahead of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), which will be written on August 4th and 5th,...
Education Min. explores eliminating NGSA, making all secondary schools equalBy Vishani Ragobeer Cognisant of the pressure placed on young children when sitting the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Minister...
Works ongoing at $16 million primary school for Kokerite villageMinister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, inspected ongoing works on a $12 million primary school in Kokerite,...
Six new programmes on offer by UG’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education(University of Guyana) – The University of Guyana’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) has introduced six new programmes...
