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...
Guyana tops Caribbean at CSEC, CAPE
This year Guyana topped the entire Caribbean region at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). That top performer was Zane...
Yet another scholarship initiative to train 800 Guyanese
The Ministry of Education and the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) on Tuesday announced yet another partnership to offer free online...
Placement of children into secondary schools impacts their psychosocial well-being
By Vishani Ragobeer The placement of children into secondary schools based on their academic performance at the National Grade Six...
Grade Six pupils to benefit from extra tutoring ahead of NGSA
By Vishani Ragobeer Ahead of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), which will be written on August 4th and 5th,...
Education Min. explores eliminating NGSA, making all secondary schools equal
By Vishani Ragobeer Cognisant of the pressure placed on young children when sitting the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Minister...
Works ongoing at $16 million primary school for Kokerite village
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, inspected ongoing works on a $12 million primary school in Kokerite,...
Six new programmes on offer by UG’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education
(University of Guyana) – The University of Guyana’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) has introduced six new programmes...
First female president elected to QC’s Old Students’ Assoc.
The Queen’s College Old Students’ Association (Guyana) (QC-OSA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 6, 2021, via the...
Over US$800,000 upgrade for Northwest Secondary at Mabaruma
The Ministry of Education on Friday signed a US$832,883.96 contract with International Import and Supplies to expand and rehabilitate the...
UG launches three master degrees in communication studies
The University of Guyana – Centre for Communications Studies – has announced three new Master of Communication Studies in three...
Re-opening of schools delayed by surge in COVID cases, unbalanced vaccination uptake
The reopening of schools for face-to-face classes has been further delayed by the surge in COVID-19 cases locally and an...
Over 1,000 persons applied for GOAL scholarships in five days
More than 1,000 persons have so far applied for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarships being offered by...
Mibicuri and Yakusari residents sign up for scholarships
Residents of Mibicuri and Yakusari in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) began their application process on Monday to pursue one of...
Lindeners urged to make full use of 20,000 online scholarships
Minister of Public Infrastructure, Juan Edghill, on Monday, urged Lindeners to make full use of the opportunities provided by the...
Slighted by CXC, Zane Ramotar now CAPE Top Performer
By Vishani Ragobeer After reviewing his lower-than-expected grades from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) following the completion of his Caribbean...
Top order batsman, Bhedesh Persaud is CSEC ‘top striker’
By Vishani Ragobeer Facing the onslaught of 23 pace deliveries from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), top order batsman, and...
Guyana recognised for maintaining teachers’ salaries during pandemic
Guyana has been recognised for ensuring that its teachers were paid their salaries throughout the pandemic despite being away from...
QC boys top CSEC, CAPE
Bhedesh Persaud and Zane Ramotar, both students from Queen’s College (QC), have topped the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)...
