Education sector used $53B last year; almost half of it went to employment costs
According to the Finance Ministry’s latest End of Year Outcome Statement, nearly $53 billion was expended in the education sector at end of 2019....
Linden Technical Institute to undergo $43 million expansion
In an effort to enhance education delivery in Region 10, expansion the main building at the Linden Technical Institute will be expanded. Minister of...
$114M contract signed for TVET Rehab in two Regions
The Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme that is offered in Regions One and Seven will be improved with the signing of a...
UG’s best graduating students in medicine and social science receive Prime Minister’s Medal
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, yesterday conferred two students of the University of Guyana Class of 2020, with the Prime Minister’s Medal for...
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...
Science Labs being improved to boost schools’ performances
The Ministry of Education is moving ahead with its work to improve the quality of education offered to students in the subject areas that...
2019 NGSA pupils urged to focus on succeeding
The National Grade Six Assessment started today and Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, along with the Chief Education Officer, Mr. Marcel Hutson, visited...
“Let us put politics aside and deal with the issues in our school system”...
General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Corretta McDonald is again calling on the Ministry of Education to engage the body in discussions...
Norton supports proposed strike action by Teachers’ Union
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton said at a press conference today that he is in support of a possible industrial strike action that is expected...
Ministry will reintegrate children lost to labour force by COVID-19 back into education system...
Education Minister, Priya Manickchand has committed to “going after” any child who may have entered into the labour force due to hardships imposed by...
