Education

Schools across Guyana remain closed until further notice in an effort to curb the spread of the deadly new Coronavirus. As such, the Ministry of Education on Sunday night revealed the plan in place for students to continue their studies…

The National COVID-19 Task Force on Friday morning announced that schools will remain closed until further notice. The Ministry of Education had announced that schools would reopen on Monday, April 20, for the final school term of the…

Students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) examinations in 2020 will do so in July in the wake of COVID-19 concerns. All due dates have been extended by one…

Considering the current situation, the Ministry of Education wishes to advise that schools will be closed for an additional week (March 30, 2020 - April 03, 2020). This will lead into the Easter Term vacation (April 06, 2020 - April 17,…

See below full statement from the University of Guyana: UG Precaution Response to NCV- 19 The Transitional Management Committee (TMC), University of Guyana advises that staff and students of both campuses (Turkeyen and Tain) and the…

The Ministry of Education has announced that the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) has been postponed until further notice as a result of the Coronavirus in Guyana. The previously announced dates for NGSA - April 8 and 9, “are no…

The Ministry of Education has condemned the attack of four school children who were injured after the school bus they were in was stoned by protesters on Friday in Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice. The Education Ministry in a statement…

The Ministry of Public Telecommunication says it’s giving women and young people an opportunity to develop software to find solutions to challenges in society. This was revealed at the official launch of the Fourth Annual 48-Hour…

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) identified as ‘Remigrant United’ has commenced construction of a house for 15-year-old Shashamani Williams who was brutally stabbed by a classmate on January 23 outside of the Linden Foundation…

A US$92,000 fully air-conditioned, sound and dust proof school was commissioned in Sand Hills along the Demerara River on Thursday; it is the first of its kind to be built in Guyana. The school was gifted to the community by U.S. bauxite…