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Education Ministry launches ‘Mash Band’
As Mashramani 2024 draws closer, the Ministry of Education on Thursday launched its Mashramani Band 2024 under the theme, “Blazing the Trail of Knowledge with Transformative Technology and Inclusive Education.”
Delivering brief…
Timehri’s female inmates benefit from training in tilapia rearing
Female inmates at the Timehri Prison in Region Four recently participated in a one-day practical training session on tilapia rearing and aquaculture.
The initiative was facilitated by the prison, in collaboration with the Ministry of…
‘Let’s deal with issues not personalities’ – Teacher wants personal attacks to stop
Bishops’ High School teacher, Shandrina Welcome - Lee called on her fellow teachers to desist from attacking and ‘bad talking’ each other as the strike action called by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) continues.
Miss Welcome - Lee, who…
As modern Police Academy opens in Georgetown, training for local and regional police officers…
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) achieved a significant milestone on Monday as it inaugurated the Junior Officers’ Course for its local officers as well as its Caribbean counterparts. The course will last for three months and will be offered…
Coretta urges gov’t to deduct salaries, says she has corporate ‘sponsor’ to reimburse striking…
The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Coretta McDonald says she has a corporate sponsor to reimburse striking teachers if monies from their salaries are deducted.
The GTU called the strike even though the process of…
Local organisations secure funding for marine projects
In a significant development for the local marine sector, the British High Commission has awarded grants to two environmental conservation organisations in Guyana. The grants were awarded to the Guyana Marine Conservation Society and the…
Prohibited items found during search at Tutorial High School
The Department of Education Schools Welfare Unit (Georgetown) carried out a scheduled search on Thursday at the Tutorial High School on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.
The search, conducted between 09:45 hrs and 12:00 hrs, was facilitated…
Windsor Forest Primary School gets new kitchen & conference hall
The pupils, teachers and staff of the Windsor Forest Primary School will now benefit from the newly constructed kitchen and conference hall.
The US $150,000 facility which was constructed by CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) was on…
Georgetown Lighthouse now a national monument
Proudly displayed in the line of sight on entry at the Georgetown Lighthouse is the newly handed-over wooden heritage marker from the National Trust of Guyana. The plaque was presented to Louise Williams, Director of Ports and Harbours at…
Free university education: Gov’t to deal with students paying loans first
The government plans a gradual process towards free university education by 2025 and President Dr. Irfaan Ali said the first step would be dealing with students who already have loans.
The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic…