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...
2,000 young people to be trained for new jobs in oil sector
The government is working assiduously to upskill and provide opportunities for young people and on Friday, President Dr Irfaan Ali...
Building climate resilience in the Caribbean’s education sector
By Vishani Ragobeer, Jermine Abel and Kyle Foster Building resilient education infrastructure in the time of climate change is now...
Sod turned for US$4.9 million modern College of Medical Sciences
Officials on Friday afternoon turned the sod for a modern US$4.9 million College of Medical Sciences building, which will be...
President promises Baramita children internet, 600 electronic tablets
President Dr. Irfaan Ali visited the community of Baramita, Region One (Barima- Waini) on Thursday and while there, he met...
Demerara Bank awards 18 outstanding students
See below press release from Demerara Bank: In July 2023, Demerara Bank initiated its annual Bursary Award Programme, inviting applications...
Guyanese boys top CSEC and CAPE exams
Two Guyanese students, Alex Muntaz and Naresh Jagnanan, topped this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination and the Caribbean...
To better equip youths for digital transformation, Guyanese born tech-educator offers coding courses
Saeed Jabbar, a Guyanese-American technology educator, intends to provide youths living in Guyana with the necessary tools and skills training...
Baroness Amos tells UG graduands to ‘solve big problems around the world’
Baroness Valerie Amos, the distinguished British politician who was born in Guyana, was conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Laws...
Khusal Singh: From selling DVDs in Regent St. alleyway to becoming UG Valedictorian
With a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA), Khusal Singh became the valedictorian of the University of Guyana’s 2023 graduation...
Khushal Singh is UG’s 2023 Valedictorian
Twenty-six-year-old Khushal Singh has emerged as the University of Guyana’s 2023 valedictorian. He completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Management...
President Ali announces salary increases for all graduate teachers
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced a suite of new allowances and incentives for teachers all across the country....
Wakenaam gets ‘first, well-equipped’ $84 million Primary School
Faced with a state of disrepair for several years, coupled with concerns from parents about the safety of their children,...
Baroness Valerie Amos, CCH Pounder head list of special awardees for UG’s 60th anniversary
Baroness Valerie Amos, along with world-renowned award-winning actress CCH Pounder, heads a stellar list of 10 awardees in this year’s...
Six new TVET centres to be opened soon – Min. Manickchand
As the government continues to place heavy emphasis on technical education, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand highlighted that six new...
‘First of its kind’ visual arts career fair, exhibition gets underway
Studying art allows for viable career options and to showcase the work done by students and teachers in the Technical...
‘A new future’ – Software launched to improve information sharing, efficiency at schools
Aimed at transforming the delivery of education by improving information sharing and efficiency in schools, the Ministry of Education on...
Ambitious youth volunteer turned lawyer has passion for criminal law
By Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy Christopher Belfield is an avid volunteer for several social organisations and now he will serve the...
Better facilities for ‘tech’ students as GTI gets new $200M building
As Guyana’s economy transforms, there is a greater demand for workers with technical skills and the Government Technical Institute (GTI)...
