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...
Welfare Dept. clamps down on students loitering at Stabroek Market
The Schools Welfare Department of the Ministry of Education on Tuesday morning conducted a truancy campaign at the Stabroek Market...
Parents, teachers protest against school attacks; teachers threaten to strike
Teachers and parents dressed in black and white Monday in support of a St Agnes Primary School teacher who was...
Abused teachers to get support from Ministry; union to pursue criminal charges
The Education Ministry will be assisting two Grade One teachers who were assaulted at their schools to pursue criminal charges...
Teacher abuse at St Anges escalated over medical expenses for injured student
The assault of a Grade One Teacher at the St Agnes Primary School in Church Street, Georgetown stemmed from a...
Teachers’ Union condemns abuse of teachers, wants more security
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has condemned the abuse of teachers by parents at city schools. The GTU’s comments came...
Digital education programme rolls out in Region One
The ProFuturo digital and interactive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programme was launched in Region One on Monday. The programme...
Yarrowkabra to get $826M secondary school
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday signed a contract with BK International to construct a secondary school at Yarrowkabra on...
Schools ready to be opened on Monday
The Education Ministry has noted that schools are set to re-open on Monday. According to the Ministry, Education Minister, Nicolette...
Top Cop opens reading and research library at Leonora Police Station
The Guyana Police Force is getting on board with the government’s thrust to make Guyana an educated nation by launching...
$120M Early Childhood Centre of Excellence to be constructed at UG
Construction of a $120 million Early Childhood Centre of Excellence will begin shortly. The sod-turning ceremony for the project was...
Women are equal partners who are entitled to equal pay, says First Lady
First Lady Mrs Sandra Granger says that the first step in equipping women for success is by re-evaluating how children...
Pomeroon teacher struggled with lack of finances, fatigue but came out on top at CPCE
By Isanella Patoir Twenty-year-old Ateisha Brandt emerged as the best graduating student at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE)...
Over 300 teachers graduate CPCE
A total of 377 teachers graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) Friday. Of that total, 82 are...
UG’s Best Graduating student honoured by local company
Shameer Amerullah, a secondary school teacher, has received the Shivraj Maraj Memorial Prize for being this year’s best graduating Computer...
Two schools closed, residents bemoan losses due to flooding on Essequibo Coast
Classes at the Anna Regina Secondary School and the Reliance Nursery annex on the Essequibo Coast were on Thursday cancelled...
Chief Education Officer still on the job, but goes on pre-retirement leave next year
The Ministry of Education has dispelled reports that the Chief Education Officer Dr Marcel Hutson was fired or was sent...
Christmas parties banned at Georgetown Secondary schools
The Ministry of Education has issued a memo to all Secondary Schools in Georgetown banning Christmas parties, a headteacher has...
Mothers of bullied children say Gov’t lacks capability to tackle school violence
Two mothers whose children were bullied in school over the past two months say the Ministry of Education is failing...
