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Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton offered congratulations to all students who wrote this year’s National Grade Six Assessment Exams (NGSA). He noted that while many students did extremely well, there were many more who could have performed better if better systems were put in place at some schools. Mr. Norton said there needs to be a […]
President Irfaan Ali has urged parents and the society at large to not put pressure on those students who might not have excelled at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment exams, declaring that the results may not be the defining moment of a child’s life. In a Facebook statement, moments after the release of the […]
In an exceptional performance that will go down in Guyana’s history, Academy of Excellence student, Tanasha Mayers, secured a perfect score at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), making her the country’s top performer at the exam. Mayers secured the maximum perfect score of 487.88 marks, which would be only the second time in […]
A new $2.6 Billion Christianburg-Wismar Secondary School will be built in Linden as a world class teaching and learning institution. Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand turned the sod for the new school on Monday. The Prime Minister, who is a former student of the school, said he is a proud […]
Longtime General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Coretta McDonald, will now serve as the union’s President after being elected unopposed to the position. In a statement this morning, the GTU announced that it completed its Triennial Elections and ballot counting exercise on Monday night. Although unopposed, McDonald picked up a total of 2,987 votes […]
The Ministry of Education has announced the Government’s plan to expand Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) opportunities throughout the country, as part of a move at ensuring more skill training for young adults and children who prefer to pursue tvet education. Speaking at the Education Ministry’s TVET fair and exposition today, Education Minister, Priya […]
The distribution of the Ministry of Education’s “Because We Care” cash grant started on Monday in Regions 7 and 9, and according to the Ministry, the beginning of the distribution has been proceeding well. This year’s grant is expected to benefit 205,000 students across the country who are registered in both public and private schools. […]
The University of Guyana is planning to increase its annual student intake by 2,000, as applications are expected to spike by approximately 30% now that the University is tuition free for Guyanese students. In an interview with News Source, Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Paloma Mohamed-Martin said that she anticipates that the […]
The new US$6.9 million College of Medical Sciences building at the University of Guyana was commissioned today by President Irfaan Ali. With funding from the Government of Guyana and the World Bank, the facility includes a 200-capacity lecture theatre and several science and research laboratories. President Ali said the multimillion-dollar project was conceptualized in 2013. […]
The main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) today issued a call for the Head of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL), Professor Jacob Opadeyi to resign. The PNCR said its call comes in wake of recent revelations from at least two foreign Universities that they have no ties to the GOAL […]
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