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Marian students hold PE and Sport Expo
Fifth form Physical Education and Sport students of the Marian Academy on Saturday held an exposition at the school to demonstrate key subject areas.
The Expo was held for the purpose of their School Based Assessment and entailed…
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…
31 PhD’s under donor-funded programme return to UG
See below the full statement issued by the University of Guyana:
The University of Guyana (UG) has received a substantial shot in the arm after 31 of its faculty members who were studying for their PhDs and Ed.Ds graduated in…
UG debt wipeout could potentially cost $18B
Days after Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced that the government will this year begin to wipe out loans owed by University of Guyana (UG) graduates, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said this move could cost about $18 billion.…
Opposition leader backs UG debt wipeout, calls for expansion of agri. ventures
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton says he is not pleased with the 2024 National Budget in its entirety but he welcomes the government’s proposed measure of wiping out student loans owed by graduates of the University of Guyana.
In the…
CNOOC donates $30M conference hall, kitchen to Windsor Forest Primary School
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) last Friday donated a Conference Hall and Kitchen to the Windsor Forest Primary School in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). The two-storey concrete structure was erected at a cost of…
BUDGET 2024: Gov’t to wipe out UG student loans
The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government has promised to make tertiary education free by 2025 and on Monday Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced that the government will this year begin to wipe out loans owed by…
BUDGET 2024: New schools, millions for online scholarships in $135.2B education allocation
Some $135.2 billion has been budgeted for the education sector with the government opting to invest huge sums in the construction of new schools and the provision of online scholarships and training opportunities.
“The education sector…
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…
BUDGET 2024: Finance Minister to unveil govt’s plan for gradual approach to ‘free UG’
By Vishani Ragobeer
Vishani@newsroom.gy
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh will present the 2024 National Budget to the National Assembly on Monday and he is expected to detail how the government will gradually approach free university…