Govt. couldn’t put aside $4B to make education free at UG? – Economist asks...
"They couldn't put aside the $4B it takes to make UG Free? Clearly, they have no interest in the University or its students."
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Gov’t to introduce specialized programmes for migrant children; vows to improve Spanish curriculum
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced today that a series of initiatives designed to better integrate migrant children, especially those of Spanish origins, into...
Region 4 embraces HFLE to help reduce social ills
Through the promotion of Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) in the public school system, social ills are expected to be significantly reduced. At...
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...
Students return to classrooms after more than a year to write NGSA
Today is the first day of the 2021 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Grade Six pupils will be writing English language papers Two and...
Education Ministry to roll out interventions for math, TVET to improve students’ proficiency
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced on Tuesday that a comprehensive math intervention programme is forthcoming, along with significant expansions in technical and vocational...
Port Kaituma NGSA preparedness under scrutiny
The Ministry of Education has long been on a mission to bridge the gap in education delivery between the Coast and the Hinterland of Guyana...
Govt. seeks supplementary provision of $21B for housing and water development; $307M for education...
Supplementary funding to cater for a range of developmental initiatives were on Thursday sought when Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh presented a Supplementary...
Education Minister distributes learning materials to several hinterland communities
Last weekend the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand visited Baramita, Matthews Ridge, Port Kaituma, Mabaruma and Moruca in Region One (Barima- Waini). Accompanied by...
Education Ministry continues ESL Training for teachers to support migrant children
The Ministry of Education’s Disaster Risk Prevention and Migrant Support Unit recently concluded a two-day English as a Second Language (ESL) capacity-building workshop in...
