Education

Education Minister and Opposition MPs clash over state of education sector

Opposition Members of Parliament, Gordon Barker of the WIN party and Coretta Mc Donald of the APNU went head-to-head yesterday with Education Minister Sonia Parag on budgetary allocations for the Education Ministry, and the state of the Education sector. MP Barker questioned the Government’s school feeding programme and the quality of meals being provided to […]

Students of New Campbellville Secondary accused of using AI to attack female teacher

Two male students at the New Campbellville Secondary School are under probe after allegedly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create a pornographic video of a female teacher and sharing the AI video on social media. The alleged action of the students was reportedly in response to disciplinary action that had been taken against them. The […]

Education and Public Utilities Ministries form Task Force to address utility issues in schools

In wake of the many complaints in schools across the country about various public utilities issues, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation are joining forces to address urgent utilities issues facing schools. A rapid-response task force has been formed to tackle the issues, which include water and electricity supply […]

Justice Sandil Kissoon recuses himself from hearing contempt proceedings over Union dues deduction order

Justice Sandil Kissoon has recused himself from the Contempt Case brought by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) against a number of government officials, including two Ministers of Government, amid objections from the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall.   The GTU and GTUC want the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, the […]

City Mayor proposes additional time for Mae’s School to use section of Farnum Ground

Despite repeated objections from residents, City Mayor Alfred Mentor championed a proposal on Monday that will see the Mae’s School receiving permission to remain on the Farnum Community Ground in Subryanville up until December 2026, allowing the school an additional nine months outside of the original time frame. The City Council, in the absence of […]

Controversy erupts over temporary prefab buildings on section of Farnum Ground for Mae’s School

A legal battle is looming over the decision by the owner of Mae’s Private School, David Sugrim, to construct prefab buildings on the community ground in Subyanville to house students who were displaced last March after a devastating fire destroyed the school’s building.   In wake of the fire, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council […]

$864.7 Million Tuschen Secondary School Commissioned as “second to none” learning facility

The Government of Guyana commissioned the new state-of-the-Art Tuschen Secondary School this afternoon on the East Bank Essequibo. Describing the school as ‘second to none’, the President said the new school can match any such facility in Latin America and the Caribbean. He said the school is not just another building, but it lays the […]

Rebuilt North Ruimveldt Secondary to get improved sport facilities and technology driven classrooms

President Irfaan Ali and Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, today commissioned the reconstructed North Ruimveldt Secondary school. A portion of the school was destroyed by fire almost four years ago. The school has been rebuilt at a cost of more than $500 million. At the time of the fire, the school had an enrollment of 512 […]