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...
Five teachers, six students positive for COVID-19 in Bartica
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand in her latest update on COVID-19 tests administered to teachers and students, said that five...
21 students test positive for COVID-19 countrywide
By Kurt Campbell One week after the Ministry of Education reopened schools for students preparing for examinations across grades 10,...
Distribution begins for $4000 uniform, school supplies voucher
More than 160,000 school children across the country will now receive a $4000 uniform and school supplies voucher to assist...
Tears as President Ali immediately fulfils wish of young girl to continue learning
When single mother Shelly Drugan heard that President Irfaan Ali would be meeting with citizens in Berbice Friday, she was...
Two students test positive for COVID-19 in Bartica
Two students in Bartica, Region Seven have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently being isolated at their respective dormitories....
50 hinterland students qualify for scholarships to UG
A total of 50 Indigenous youths from across the hinterland regions were awarded scholarships through the Ministry of Public Service...
Rotary Club of Georgetown rewards top Essay and Art competitors
The Rotary Club of Georgetown recently held its prize giving ceremony for the first-ever Kids’ Garden Essay and Art Contest...
All ‘dorms students’ now required to isolate on campus or be transferred to another school
By Isanella Patoir Students, who attend schools with dormitory facilities, will now be required to isolate in the dorms for...
Edu. Ministry to go after children forced to work due to COVID–19, closure of schools
The Ministry of Education has put parents on notice that it plans to seek out school-aged children who have been...
Four Kato Secondary students test positive for COVID-19 after arriving at President’s College
Four students, who attend the Kato Secondary School in Region Eight, but were transferred to President’s College, have tested positive...
Returning PC students to be tested for COVID-19
The 290 students set to return to President’s College for classes from Monday will be housed in the school’s dormitories...
UG student body welcomes 50% reduction in fees to use facilities
The University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) has welcomed the university’s move to reduce the cost of using its facilities...
Schools to reopen on Nov.9 for CSEC, CAPE students
By Isanella Patoir Approximately 21,000 students in grades 10, 11 and 12 along with practical and technical vocational students will...
Care packages for students, teachers as schools set to reopen
The Ministry of Education will be providing all teachers, students and cleaners returning to school with care packages containing masks,...
New COVID-19 order provides for reopening of schools
The Government of Guyana has given the green light for the Ministry of Education to reopen schools under strict COVID-19...
Education Ministry installs chalkboards in communities
The Ministry of Education on Saturday installed a number of chalkboards in communities across Georgetown to engage students who do...
Over 100 deserving Guyanese turned away yearly from UG’s medical school
By Kurt Campbell Over 80 Guyanese have been granted scholarships for entry into the Medical School of the University of...
Students from Grades 10 and 11 likely to return to school first
Key officials at the Ministry of Education, including Minister Priya Manickchand, recently met with Regional Executive Officers (REO) and Regional...
