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...
COVID-19: Some 1,000 pupils dropped out; schools’ reopening curtailing ‘black market’ education
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy About 1,000 children in primary schools have dropped out schools, illustrating the worrying learning losses associated...
Edu. Ministry to manage scholarships, duty-free for teachers
See below the statement issued by the Ministry of Education: The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education had...
Ms. Francesca Vieira marks 50 years in the education sector
Ms. Francesca Stephanie Vieira hails from the Moruca Sub-region, Region One, where she attended and obtained her primary and post-primary...
CXC results to be released in October
Students who sat their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams in June/July this year can expect their results in early to...
Most teachers show up at schools despite call for strike action
The majority of teachers showed up to schools on Wednesday despite calls for a strike by the Guyana Teachers’ Union...
Int’l Literacy Day: Human Services Ministry pledges to improve digital divide
(Statement by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security) On marking the occasion of International Literacy Day (ILD) on...
Public Service Ministry warns teachers that they will not be paid if they strike
See below full press release from the Ministry of Public Service: The Ministry of Public Service has over the past...
Call for strike by Teachers’ Union ‘uncaring and unconscionable’ – Education Ministry
See below full press release issued by the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education has noted the uncaring and...
All teachers at Tapakuma Lake Primary/Nursery show up for work
Operating on a shift system due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tapakuma Lake Primary School and Nursery classes commenced the...
First day of school: high turnout by pupils, teachers
As schools reopened today for face to face teaching, the Ministry of Education has received preliminary data regarding attendance on...
2014 Education Bill could help ministry get information from private schools
The Education Bill that was presented to the National Assembly in 2014 could help the Education Ministry get much-needed information...
Special Constables being trained on human trafficking
See full press release from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security: As the Ministry of Human Services and...
Bilingual school programmes expected in more indigenous, migrant communities
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy As part of plans to reduce existing unfairness in the local education sector, increased focus has...
UNHCR donates sanitary supplies to Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education on Thursday received a number of sanitary supplies from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
Dorm schools will reopen based on vaccination rollout
Dorm schools, like other secondary schools across Guyana, will be reopened in accordance with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination...
Schools’ closure: Local students could lose a year of learning with long term challenges – World Bank
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy It has been estimated that school children in Guyana could lose about one year of learning...
Some 50 % of teachers vaccinated; Manickchand hopeful teachers will turn out Monday
Based on surveys done by the Ministry of Education, some 50 per cent of teachers are vaccinated and Minister of...
60 children get training in robotics
See full press release from the Volunteer Youth Corps. Inc: Volunteer Youth Corps Inc. (VYC) concluded an exciting four (4)...
