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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Waramuri Secondary School in Region One was commissioned on Wednesday, with the Government seeing it as an example of closing the gap with the education offerings in the Hinterland and the Coast. The school was designed to accommodate close to 400 children from Waramuri and neighbouring villages. The President noted the investments that […]
Construction is expected to begin soon on a new secondary school in the hinterland village of Shulinab in South Central Rupununi, Region 9. At a sod-turning ceremony on Wednesday, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said the new school in the remote hinterland community will be completed with all critical infrastructure needed to support both learners […]
Ten of Region 10’s top academic achievers at the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment examinations were honoured recently at a special ceremony hosted by Linden Fund USA (LFU) Guyana Inc. in collaboration with Elite Kayaking & Nature Tours. The annual initiative was launched in 2021, as part of LFU’s focus on youth development and education. […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, has stated that there is no guarantee that current Government Ministers will return to their jobs under a re-elected PPP Government. He said new requirements are being laid out for the selection of the next Cabinet. While noting that it is the President who […]
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Wednesday commissioned a new $360M Practical Instruction Department (PID) at the Bartica Secondary School. The facility is the sixth of its kind constructed under the Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project (GSDEP), a flagship initiative that introduces Technical and Vocational education in schools. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the […]
As political parties begin to lay out their plans for the various sectors ahead of the upcoming elections, the Alliance for Change released its Education policy today. The policy titled: “Fostering Innovation and Resilience in Guyana’s Education System”, sets out the party’s plans to address challenges in the sector. According to the party, Guyana’s education […]
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