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Teacher abuse at St Anges escalated over medical expenses for injured student
The assault of a Grade One Teacher at the St Agnes Primary School in Church Street, Georgetown stemmed from a disagreement over the payment of medical expenses for an injured student.
The widely circulated video of the teacher being…
Teachers’ Union condemns abuse of teachers, wants more security
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has condemned the abuse of teachers by parents at city schools.
The GTU’s comments came shortly after a video went viral on Facebook Wednesday showing two parents brutalizing a teacher of the St Agnes…
Digital education programme rolls out in Region One
The ProFuturo digital and interactive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programme was launched in Region One on Monday.
The programme will allow primary level students to access digital content and interactive material to…
Yarrowkabra to get $826M secondary school
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday signed a contract with BK International to construct a secondary school at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke Linden Highway.
The school is expected to be completed within 12 months and will cater for 600…
Schools ready to be opened on Monday
The Education Ministry has noted that schools are set to re-open on Monday.
According to the Ministry, Education Minister, Nicolette Henry visited fours schools across the city to assess their readiness.
The Education Minister was…
Top Cop opens reading and research library at Leonora Police Station
The Guyana Police Force is getting on board with the government’s thrust to make Guyana an educated nation by launching a library in Region Three, the Department of Public Information Monday reported.
The Leslie James Reading and…
$120M Early Childhood Centre of Excellence to be constructed at UG
Construction of a $120 million Early Childhood Centre of Excellence will begin shortly.
The sod-turning ceremony for the project was done on Friday morning.
It could become one of the most transformative projects in early childhood…
Women are equal partners who are entitled to equal pay, says First Lady
First Lady Mrs Sandra Granger says that the first step in equipping women for success is by re-evaluating how children are socialised to prepare for the future and ensuring that boys and men understand women are equal partners.
“Our…
Pomeroon teacher struggled with lack of finances, fatigue but came out on top at CPCE
By Isanella Patoir
Twenty-year-old Ateisha Brandt emerged as the best graduating student at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) this year but it did not come at an easy price.
The young teacher endured hours of travelling to…
Over 300 teachers graduate CPCE
A total of 377 teachers graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) Friday.
Of that total, 82 are Early Childhood trained; 175 are Primary trained and 170 are trained for the Secondary level.
In his feature address at…
