Website to report bullying to be introduced in schools
In a major step toward creating safer and more compassionate learning environments, the Ministry of Education will soon introduce Moral and Civic Education as...
Two women defy odds to achieve academic glory
In the face of challenges that would have deterred many, two extraordinary women, Jean Hanoman and Franka Thomas, embraced education in the latter stages...
Govt. hires former MP, Africo Selman as advisor to Education Minister
Former Member of Parliament, Africo Selman is now employed at the Ministry of Education as an advisor to Minister Priya Manickchand. She began working...
27,000 nursery school students to receive free health screening by year end
By year end, approximately 27,000 nursery school students will receive free health screening as part of an expansive programme being launched nationwide through a...
Govt’s math intervention programme yielding positive results– Min Manickchand
The Ministry of Education’s Mathematics Intervention Programme has reaped tremendous positive results since its launch in 2024.
Since the programme’s implementation, scores of students have...
UG radio licence renewed after 29-year wait
For almost three decades, the Centre for Communication Studies (CCS) at the University of Guyana (UG) had been without a radio broadcasting...
119 secondary school students register to learn crop, soil, commercial food preparation, furniture making
On January 31, 2022, the Ministry of Education registered its first batch of students into the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) programme totalling 119 students...
UG council expanded to 32 members
The National Assembly on Tuesday morning approved the expansion of the University of Guyana’s (UG) Council from 26 to 32 members, to foster greater...
UG sees surge in applications as gov’t rolls out free tertiary education
The prestigious University of Guyana (UG) continues to receive applications for the 2025/2026 academic year, with more than 1200 applications coming in weekly.
The application...
IDB projects demand for millions of social sector professionals by 2040
The Caribbean and Latin America will need approximately 12 million teachers, three million doctors and eight million nurses by the year 2040 to meet...
