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Minister Manickchand named Commonwealth Wise Woman
Having engaged extensively with the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) to launch the Workforce Recovery Initiative in Guyana along with Coursera, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has been recognised as a Commonwealth Wise Woman and is…
Edu. Ministry makes preparations for teachers to receive COVID vaccines
Joint Statement from the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union on the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines to Guyana
The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union welcome the recent arrival of COVID-19 vaccines to…
Over 14,000 slated to write NGSA in August; mock exams will be written first
Some 14, 300 grade six students across the country will write examinations for entrance into the secondary school system – the National Grade Six Examination (NGSA) - on August 4 and 5, 2021.
With an extracted 20-week curriculum from the…
CXC, CAPE to be held in June/July
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand says this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) would be held in June/July.
The Minister made this disclosure, Monday,…
Ministry of Education launches virtual reinforcement lessons for hinterland schools
By Shena Henry
The Ministry of Education on Monday, March 1, 2021, launched virtual reinforcement lessons for schools in the hinterland.
With Ministry officials, teachers, headteachers, parents and students from hinterland regions…
Schools could reopen after Easter, depending on COVID vaccine rollout
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has announced that depending on the comprehensive rollout of COVID-19 vaccines done by the Ministry of Health this month, schools are likely to reopen shortly after the Easter holiday.
The…
North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary benefits from Alumni donation
The North Ruimveldt Multilateral School’s Alumni Overseas Chapter, which continues to make an impact on the lives of students at the city institution, has once again generously made a donation to the school.
The learning institution,…
Manickchand says APNU+AFC failed to deliver educational projects to finality
When the National Assembly resumed for Day Three of the ongoing budget debates on Thursday, former Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry opened the session with calls for the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) to recognise the…
CXC rebuilding ‘inclusive-decision making’ process
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is on a mission to rebuild an inclusive decision-making process with education ministries, student bodies and organisations across the Caribbean.
In a statement issued Wednesday, CXC revealed that…
UG’s Institute for Energy Diplomacy gearing up to train locals to become specialists
The University of Guyana’s (UG’s) Institute for Energy Diplomacy has been in existence since 2019 and is currently preparing to commence specialist training of locals to take up positions in Guyana’s energy and associated oil and gas…