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...
ICT lab commissioned at Redeemer Primary School
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned an Information Communications Technology (ICT) laboratory at the Redeemer Primary School in...
With existing schools at ‘max’ capacity, new schools a key priority
Several new schools are slated for construction this year and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said that this is in...
Greater vaccination, COVID measures key as schools need to stay open- Manickchand
There have been significant learning losses, including school dropouts, resulting from the changes to the delivery of education because of...
Improved literacy expected as all primary school children getting locally-made Atlantic Reader series
All primary school children will soon receive books from the locally-made Atlantic Reader series and it is expected that many...
Guyana Media and Communications Academy to be established
Press Release by the Office of the Prime Minister The Department of Public Affairs has finalised modalities for the establishment...
‘Acquiring a university education was our main goal’- sisters detail journey at UG
Towanna Crandon-Primo, 28, and Kaleda Crandon, 26, of Carmicheal Street, Georgetown (where they grew up), are sisters. They are the...
Social worker who grew up in foster care graduates with master degree
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy It took Robeena Zaman years to recognise the empowerment that comes with education, especially for women...
BUDGET 2022: Building schools, scholarships big focus of $74.4 B education budget
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has announced that $74.4 billion has been allocated to improving access to education and education...
Beverly Roberts: From food vendor and taxi driver to UG Graduate
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy For Beverly Roberts, who is among the first to graduate from university for her family, her...
More than just teaching: New male teachers want to be positive role models
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The largest batch of trained teachers – some 843 individuals – graduated from the Cyril Potter...
Second GDF officer graduates from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown on Saturday issued a congratulatory message for Colonel Raul Jerrick of the Guyana Defence Force...
Single mother & daughter graduating from UG together
It will be an extremely proud moment for 47-year-old Pamela Atwell and her 21–year-old daughter Deandra Daniels who will both...
Wakenaam boy emerges Caribbean’s top business student
Have you ever heard of the Essequibo Islands Secondary School? If you haven’t, it’s located in the village of Sans...
Historic! Largest batch of trained teachers graduate from CPCE
The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) on Wednesday graduated its largest batch of trained teachers in the history of...
Guyanese students top Caribbean at CSEC, CAPE
Guyanese students have topped the Caribbean at both the CSEC and CAPE levels, based on information from the Caribbean Examinations...
Proud & overjoyed: Students among the first to complete university education in their families
About 2,200 students who attended the University of Guyana (UG) will be graduating from February 4. Out of that lot,...
Many teachers, students turn up for face-to-face classes; Health Minister urges vaccination
There have been some calls for a pause on the return to face-to-face classes because of the increase in the...
GTU’s ‘isolation day’ lacks legality; teachers who join will be marked absent, may not be paid – Hamilton
Teachers across the country were Sunday put on notice that should they participate in Monday’s ‘isolation day’, they will be...
