AG report exposes absence of key contract details, shoddy work done on $24.7 M...
The 2022 Auditor General's report has exposed several discrepancies in the construction of a primary school at Oronoque, Port Kaituma. The National Procurement and...
Old-age pension increases to $60,000 + financial support for transportation – Pres. Ali
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Sunday evening announced his party’s plans to introduce a new $50,000 grant per year for every pensioner to...
CXC delays start of CSEC, CAPE examinations by three weeks
On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) held an emergency meeting to discuss several matters related to the Regional Examinations. Coming...
First COVID-19 vaccination drive for 5 to 11-Y-O children deemed a success
The rollout of the Guyana Government's first vaccination programme for children aged five to eleven has been deemed a success.
The exercise, hosted on Saturday...
Three more Essequibo primary schools to benefit from Literacy & Robotics Programme
Three more primary schools in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region (Region Three) will now benefit from the Ministry of Education’s Literacy and Robotics Programme.
These...
Manickchand meets with Regional officials on schools’ readiness for re-opening
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand held a virtual meeting with all Regional Executive Officers (REO) and Regional Education Officers (REdO) to discuss plans for...
Education Ministry Heads of Dept. urged to lead from the front
There have been significant improvements in the education sector but there is still additional work to be done. This was the notion amplified by...
Prisoners to benefit from NCERD book donation
Aimed at the boosting of rehabilitation opportunities for prisoners, the Guyana Prison Service's reading room collection has been boosted with a number of books...
Millions spent on GOAL Programme should have been used to develop UG instead –...
While the Guyana Government has invested millions of dollars in the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) Programme in the past three years, Opposition...
UG’s second Diaspora Conference to focus on Indigenous, Women and Youth Leaders.
The University of Guyana (UG) says that its second Diaspora conference, which will be held between May 28 and June 1, will be centered...
