U.S. Embassy collaborates with UG for international accreditation of engineering and technology programmes
With the assistance of the U.S Embassy, the University of Guyana is in the process of obtaining international accreditation of programmes offered by the...
GTI records 77 percent pass rate as 584 students graduate
With a 77 percent pass rate, the Government Technical Institute (GTI) this week graduated 584 students, representing its 67th Convocation and Prize Giving ceremony.
At...
COVID-19 exposes troubling gaps in education system; more comprehensive plan needed- Former Chief Education...
Former Chief Education Officer (CEO), Olato Sam, is of the firm conviction that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed some longstanding issues which have plagued...
GTU PROTEST: Govt. says union being opportunistic; GTU calls administration dishonest
The Education Ministry today called out the Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) for its protest action that was held in front of the Ministry of...
Shanomae Milling of St Rose’s is top CAPE performer
A total of 880 local candidates participated in the 2019 sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and topping the list...
CVQ to be piloted in 11 secondary schools starting September
The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) will be piloted in 11 schools starting September 2019 to provide secondary school students with validation of...
Deputy Speaker advocates for reduction of PAYE, improved pensions, better wages for teachers
Deputy Speaker of Guyana's National Assembly, Dr. Asha Kissoon on Friday issued a call for improvements in wages and pension schemes as well as...
Addressing learning disabilities high on Education Ministry’s agenda
The Ministry of Education and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) brought the issues of learning difficulties and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) under...
Education Minister makes students, involved in fight, at Richard Ishmael, apologize to each other
Recently, a video was widely circulated on social media that captured two students of Richard Ishmael Secondary, male and female. The short video showed...
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...
