Education
Skeldon Linepath Secondary School student wins SHOUT4Change 2026
Read full press release from Recovery Guyana: Randy Mangal of Skeldon Linepath Secondary School is this year’s ‘Top National Youth Environmental Advocate’ after winning Recover Guyana’s SHOUT4Change Competition. The four-phased competition, open to secondary schools across Guyana to engage more youths in environmental protection and preservation, concluded on World Environment Day, Friday, June 5, 2026....
Disciplinary hearings for teachers seen mistreating child at David Rose school to be completed in 10 days
In about 10 days, the disciplinary hearing process involving two teachers seen mistreating a child at the David Rose Special...
Pupils undertake reading assessment in braille
See below the full release from the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education has achieved a historic milestone in...
Graham’s Hall Primary School wins GNBS’ Standards in Academia Quiz Competition
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, concluded the third edition of its Standards in...
Fully-digital schools to be developed by year end – President Ali
President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced recently that Guyana’s first fully-digital primary and secondary schools will be developed by the end...
Gov’t to create first ‘digital school’ in Guyana – President Ali
President Dr. Irfaan Ali says his government wants to improve the quality of education offered locally and as such, the...
‘Do not limit yourself’ – President Ali tells GOAL graduates
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali addressed over 1,700 graduates from the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) on Friday, emphasising...
Applications open this weekend for Miss Guyana Teen Scholar 2024
See below the full statement issued: Now in its sixth year, Miss Guyana Teen Scholar Pageant “MGTSP” opens online applications...
Spanish dictionaries, textbooks for all pupils from September – Manickchand
Education Minister Priya Manickchand recently highlighted that all primary school children will received government issued Spanish dictionaries and textbooks from...
Chicago teen earns doctoral degree at age 17
[CNN] – By age 14, Dorothy Jean Tillman had obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree. Despite the impressive achievements,...
Senior QC teacher sent on leave after flogging students
Almost 10 students from Queen’s College were made to unbelt their trousers in a flogging incident on Thursday that has...
Education Ministry verifying dorms safety, comfort
The Government of Guyana is committed to fixing school dormitories across the country and Education Minister Priya Manickchand said verification...
Education Ministry cancels August term exams as disruptions persist
The Ministry of Education, via a memorandum issued on Wednesday, notified education officers that the public school examinations scheduled for...
‘Gun to head’ – Manickchand surprised at GTU’s ‘unreasonable’ 20% pay request
Education Minister Priya Manickchand has regarded as unacceptable and unreasonable a request by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) for an...
Education Ministry writes nine contractors over contract delays, substandard work
Nine contractors who are executing contracts for the Ministry of Education, including those building new schools, were written to, flagging...
99% of local teachers trained or in-training – Manickchand
The Ministry of Education wants all teachers across the country trained or in training by 2025 and already, subject Minister...
‘Let sense prevail’ – Manickchand flags learning losses as conciliation talks in deadlock
As the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) continue conciliation talks, subject Minister Priya Manickchand has called for...
Teachers’ Union, education officials to meet for conciliation talks today
Education officials and representatives from the Guyana Teachers’ Union will meet for conciliation talks Monday morning. The Ministry of Education...
Marking of NGSA papers begins next week
The Director of Operations at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC ®️), Dr. Nicole Manning and team on Saturday commenced the...
Teachers to intensify strike with street protests from next week – GTU President
Over the last two days, some teachers participated in a countrywide strike called by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and...
Education Ministry ‘ready to engage’ Teachers’ Union; ‘surprised’ at intent to resume strike
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Shanielle Hoosein-Outar has responded to the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) letter of Tuesday,...
