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Single mother uses climate-smart farming to relieve stress, increase income
Managing a farm under harsh climatic conditions is hard. Being a single parent is hard. Being a full-time teacher is hard. Being a single parent, a teacher, and managing a farm is off the charts but together they bring balance – "I am…
Senior Edu. Officer to perform duties of assistant Chief Education Officer
In an effort to improve the integrity and structure of the examination systems that exist in the education sector, the Ministry of Education will soon appoint a qualified person to occupy the position of Assistant Chief Education Officer…
Deputy CEO appointed to handle education policies in Hinterland villages
The Ministry of Education has created the post of Deputy Chief Education Officer (CEO) for Amerindian and Hinterland Education Development (AHED) and has since appointed Marti DeSouza to the position.
“It is no secret that one of…
17 women killed this year; Human Services Min. launches 16 days of activism against violence
A total of 17 women have been killed for the year thus far by their spouses, leaving 43 children motherless, according to Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud.
In her statement to observe International Day…
School vouchers distributed in Linden
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Tuesday launched the uniform and school supplies voucher distribution exercise in Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten), with visits to the Mackenzie High and One Mile Primary Schools, Linden.…
UG to start prosecution course for LLB graduates, Police
The University of Guyana will soon begin training prosecutors in an effort to strengthen the prosecutorial arm of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Monday disclosed that the procurement process is ongoing…
Almost 700 re-hired; $126M spent as GuySuCo pushes ahead with reopening sugar estates
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has re-hired a total of 690 persons to work on three closed estates as it pushes ahead with its reopening scheduled for late 20203 to early 2023.
So far at the Rose Hall Estate, some 270…
22,000 students to benefit from school uniform/ supplies voucher in Reg. 6
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Saturday commenced the distribution of the $4,000 school uniform and supplies voucher programme in Region 6, East Berbice-Corentyne.
Over 22,000 students in the region will be benefiting from…
Ministry takes control of Yarrowkabra Sec. School after contractor finally vacates
The Ministry of Education now has full control of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School site located on the Soesdyke Linden Highway. The Ministry was able to take control with the assistance of the police.
With the contractor, BK…
Teachers on strike at Bishops’ over social media posts
Teachers at the Bishops’ High School in Georgetown are currently on day two of strike action over several posts on social media made against them by a former student.
The former student shared several experiences and that of others where…