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...
Auditor General to probe University of Guyana financesThe University of Guyana administration Thursday afternoon said it welcomes an audit into its finances by the Auditor General. The...
NGSA 2019 begins, results expected to surpass previous years – Edu. MinisterPrimary school students across Guyana on Wednesday started the annual two days National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Thousands of anxious...
UG opens centre for Behavioural Sciences and ResearchThe Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Research at the University of Guyana was commissioned on Friday afternoon. The event also...
Nations Director says teen who shot him was flown out of countryA youth empowerment solutions campaign called Say YES has been launched as a result of the shooting of School of...
Damian Fernandes named to head Conservation Int’l in GuyanaConservation International-Guyana (CI-G)has announced the appointment of Damian Fernandes as its new Executive Director, saying he will lead the program...
St. Pius Primary receives Robotic KitsWith the donation of two Robotic Kits from the Ministry of Public Telecommunications, the St. Pius Primary School in West...
Educators being trained to teach children with OCD, other learning disabilitiesThe Ministry of Education in partnership with the CARICOM Secretariat and the G. Halley Marville Trust launched a training programme...
Mosquito infestation forces closure of Freeburg Secondary schoolThe Ministry of Education was forced to shut down the Freeburg Secondary School in Georgetown Monday due to a mosquito...
Dharmic Sabha begins construction of $260M school at LiliendaalWith plans to accommodate over 500 students, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) is constructing a new Primary School and...
Reading & Robotics program launched in LethemExxonMobil Guyana has partnered with STEMGuyana to launch eight Reading and Robotics programs across the country. “ExxonMobil Guyana has donated...
Berbice student in viral video suspended for abusing peersA student of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) who was recorded abusing three others has been suspended. The Ministry...
Viral video of student abusing teacher was captured in 2017A video of a confrontation between a student of the Christ Church Secondary School and a teacher recently went viral...
Search on at secondary schools for ICT internsThe Ministry of Public Telecommunication as is in the process of reaching out to five local high schools to generate...
$12M in Microscopes donated to UGThe University of Guyana, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, on Friday received 23 high-quality Leitz Polarizing Microscopes at a cost...
St. Ignatius Secondary excel in SBB’s Entrepreneurship ProgrammeStudents from the St. Ignatius Secondary School in Region Nine have excelled in the Small Business Bureau’s (SSB) In-School Entrepreneurship...
Students, Teachers sent home after affected by chemical used in fogging exercise The administration of the Wisburg Secondary School in Linden decided to close the school this week after students and teachers experienced skin...
Police suspect drug use at PC, take drug fight to schoolsThe Narcotics Branch of the Guyana Police Force held a sensitization session with students of President’s College on the dangers...
$220M Children & Family Centre almost completeThe construction of Guyana’s first Children and Family Centre is expected to be completed on March 30. The Centre, which...
