By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
Education, News
The Ministry of Education has taken a decision to bar persons and organizations from entering schools to make donations or conduct activities without prior approval from the Ministry. In a circular issued to Head Teachers and Education Officials, Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, said the Ministry has been inundated with complaints from citizens, as well […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2024
Education, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall Thousands of teachers from across the country are set to go on strike from Monday, as the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) initiates industrial action over Government’s failure to address the Multi-Year Agreement proposed by the Union. Since 2020, the GTU has been pushing for an across-the-board increase in salaries as part of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 18, 2024
Education, News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said he believes the country’s premier tertiary learning institution, the University of Guyana, must improve its operation and output, noting that the experiences that are being relayed about the University, do not reflect what the government wants from an institution that it is preparing to fully support. Responding to questions […]
By News Source Guyana on November 10, 2023
Education, News, Politics
In a video address to the University of Guyana’s Graduating Class of 2023, President Irfaan Ali, urged the new graduates to seek out local opportunities and assist in the building of Guyana. Guyana has a record of losing many of its University graduates to countries that offer better opportunities and salaries. But speaking directly to […]
By News Source Guyana on November 3, 2023
Education, News, Politics
The University of Guyana has announced that it has launched an investigation into alleged statements made by a part-time lecturer during a classroom session. Declaring that it is appalled by the “inappropriate” conversation which has been making the rounds on social media, the University said the evidence and the circumstances surrounding the conversation are now […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2023
Education, News, Politics
The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, today said the headteachers and deputy headteachers who met President Irfaan Ali at State House on Monday, were “handpicked” and had no authority to make representation on behalf of the Union or the more than 7,000 teachers that elected the executive arm of the GTU. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2023
Education, News, Politics
With the country being faced with a shortage of teachers, the President is hoping that the more than 2000 teachers that will be added to the system after graduation later this year, will be able to cushion the effects of the shortage of teachers. Speaking to a group of headteachers and deputy headteachers on Monday […]
By News Source Guyana on October 2, 2023
Education, News, Politics
-by Svetlana Marshall- In a meeting with President Irfaan Ali and senior Government officials, a large group of teachers today said they would prefer an increase in their allowances over an increase in their salaries. The meeting, which went on for over two hours at State House, was done in the absence of senior officials […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2023
Education, News
Students and their teachers will now be able to access the Ministry of Education’s Radio Station – EDYOU FM – on their smart phones and other digital devices using an app called Edpal. Like the radio station, the app will provide quality, curriculum-based content for learners across various grades as well as live entertainment shows […]
By News Source Guyana on September 22, 2023
Education, News, Politics
The newly built Samuel B. Moffat Wing at the East Ruimveldt Secondary School was commissioned on Thursday. The $172.6 million block is a single flat building with a capacity to accommodate over 150 students. The new wing houses ten classrooms, the Deputy Headteacher’s office, a furnished Information Technology laboratory and a staff room. In remarks […]