GOAL scholarship programme surpasses expectations with over 39,000 awards
Government exceeds original 20,000 target
$12.5B invested to date in online higher education
The Government of Guyana has nearly doubled its initial goal of...
Govt’s strategic planning behind decision on teacher salary increases -Jagdeo
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has clarified that the government’s decision to not retroactively adjust teachers' salaries to 2019 is not due to a...
Citizens must consider all investments made in teaching system, not just salaries-VP Jagdeo
When considering the measures implemented to enhance the lives of teachers, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo recently noted that salary increases should not be...
IDB Lab invests US$950,000 in STEM Guyana ‘Learning Pods’ to reach 1000 children
IDB Lab, the innovative laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced today that it is providing financial support to STEM Guyana Inc. to...
Spanish to become compulsory in schools from September – Pres. Ali
Guyana's President, Dr Irfaan Ali, revealed today that Spanish will become a compulsory subject in the country's school system starting in September.
Speaking about the...
73 teachers complete Education Management Certificate Course
Seventy-three teachers in the Georgetown district participated in a graduation ceremony on Monday afternoon following their successful completion of the government's Education Management Certificate...
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...
GTU unaware of plans to reopen schools in June
Colleagues, there are unconfirmed rumors that school will be opened in June 2020. I wish to point out that the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU)...
Guyana splurging oil wealth on training next generation of leaders
Recognizing the importance of a well-trained workforce in driving long-term economic growth, the government of Guyana is making a number of strategic investments in...
UG students get tour of novel construction techniques at US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base facility
Students of the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Technology this week got hands on exposure to the construction techniques being used for the artificial...
