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...
All smiles as teachers, Gov’t anticipate resolution to wage disputeThe Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) are expecting to soon have a full resolution to the...
UG to honour four Guyanese with Honorary DoctoratesThe University of Guyana’s academic board has approved the petition of Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith to confer Honorary Doctorates on...
Spanish added to curriculum of Police trainingThe Guyana Police Force has added Spanish into the curriculum of the Police training to better serve Spanish speaking persons...
29 Trainers sign contracts to improve Math performanceTo improve the overall performance of Mathematics among students at the secondary school level, the Education Ministry has begun training...
GTU prepared to go to court if gov’t penalizes teachersThe Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) says it is prepared to take the government to the court if action is taken...
US$8.8M contracts signed to build Secondary schoolsThe Ministry of Education today signed multi-million dollar contracts for the construction of two new Secondary schools on the coast....
UG gets $5M for Constitutional Reform educationThe University of Guyana on Thursday received $5M from the Government to fund Constitutional Reform education. The cheque was handed...
Main unions back teachers in new strike threatThe two major trade union umbrella bodies in the country are likely to take to the streets in solidarity with...
Gov’t warns of ‘legal consequences’ if teachers strike againThe Ministry of Education has warned of legal consequences if teachers engage in any form of industrial action. Following nearly...
Teachers’ Union says being bullied to accept Prof. Leyland Lucas to lead arbitration panelProfessor Leyland Lucas has been proposed by the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour to head the arbitration panel...
Big jump seen in literacy, numeracy among 8,000 hinterland childrenAn estimated 8,000 hinterland nursery and primary-level (Grade One) children have seen significant improvements in emergent literacy and numeracy following...
150 youth benefited from ‘job readiness’ summer campSome 150 youths benefited from a ‘job readiness’ summer camp hosted by the Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research...
First Lady urges Region Three residents to prepare for jobs in technologyFirst Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, Friday, urged residents of Essequibo Islands- West Demerara (Region Three) to prepare for new jobs in...
Teachers Union, Gov’t fail to agree on Arbitration PanelThe increase in teachers’ salaries is faced with yet another setback as the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Education...
‘Feasible’ timeline agreed on for teachers’ arbitration processThe Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) says it has agreed on a “feasible” timeline for the conclusion of the arbitration process...
Albouystown, Charlestown youths benefit from literacy trainingChildren of the Albouystown and Charlestown communities in Georgetown today benefited from an outreach programme by the Education Ministry in...
GTU wants speedy Arbitration processAs the dispute over teachers’ salaries between the Government and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) head into arbitration, the Union...
Update: Teachers back to work from Monday as strike called offTeachers will be back in the classrooms no later than Monday, September 10 after the Education Ministry and the Guyana...
