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The 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government opened in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sunday with the CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett challenging the Regional leaders to recommit to the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). In her address to the Regional leaders, Dr Barnett said […]
More than a year after the Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the Ministry of Education to stop the automatic deduction of union dues for the Guyana Teachers’ Union, those dues are still not being deducted and remitted to the Union. In a statement today, the Guyana Teachers’ Union expressed deep concern over the […]
The St. George’s School of Sciences was commissioned today as the Government moves to provide specialized education at the secondary level, which it says is part of a plan to respond to the country’s diversified economy. The commissioning of the “state-of-the-art” school comes three years after the old school building was completely destroyed by fire. […]
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. […]
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