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...
Hair rules: Manickchand says children’s rights, self-esteem must be considered
The conversation on dated hair rules in schools continues with the Ministry of Education now moving to meet with teachers...
‘Time for a change’ – Education Ministry to revise teaching methods
As a result of the huge learning loss that children suffered during the two-year physical closure of schools, the Ministry...
First-of-its-kind artificial intelligence, leadership programme launched for Guyanese students
Over 100 Guyanese students will benefit from the Spark Programme – an artificial intelligence and leadership initiative – aimed at...
‘Literacy diagnosis’ for each child as full reopening of schools set for April 25
A full return to school for all Guyanese students is set for April 25. This was announced by the Minister...
35 welfare officers certified to provide psychosocial support to students
Thirty-five welfare officers from the 11 education districts across Guyana are now better equipped to address gender-related issues among learners...
26 gov’t employees get GRIF funded scholarships to push improved land management in Guyana
With $20.6 million in funding from the Guyana Red Investment Fund (GRIF), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has teamed...
Safe for children to return to schools though some concerns linger – Health Minister
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says it is safe for children to return to...
Canada announces 700+ scholarships for Guyana, other CARICOM countries
In 2020, the Government of Canada announced the Canada-CARICOM Skills Training for the Green Economy Scholarships, as part of its...
Hair rules: Change needed but consultations first?
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy There has been an intensified discussion on dated hair rules in schools over the past few...
Children need their parents to succeed – Manickchand
The Ministry of Education’s textbook distribution exercise for Region Three (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara) started on Saturday, at the...
QC students honoured at school after bagging top CXC awards
Several Queen’s College students were honoured at the school on Friday after they topped Guyana and the wider Caribbean at...
Essequibo gets two new, spacious nursery schools
Young children attending the Queenstown and Abram Zuil nursery schools, which are on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two, now...
About 1,300 children across Guyana absent from Grade Six mock exam
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Pupils preparing to sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) later this year were able to...
Manickchand promises overhaul of outdated school rules as ‘hairstyle memo’ sparks public ire
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand Thursday said that there will be coordinated efforts in the coming months aimed at overhauling...
Manickchand looking to fully re-open all schools after Easter Holidays
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Wednesday indicated that she is looking to have schools at every level fully re-open...
Textbooks for every public primary school pupil, secondary to receive within months
The Ministry of Education on Wednesday fulfilled another promise by the Government of Guyana with the commencement of the distribution...
1,000 children in Guyana to benefit from ‘tech’ skills via $199M IDB support
IDB Lab, the innovative laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is providing financial support to STEM Guyana Inc. to...
Govt monitoring 11 scholarship students in Russia – Foreign Secretary
The government is closely monitoring the welfare of Guyanese scholarship students in Moscow, Russia, following that country’s invasion of Ukraine....
