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Immediate jobs for over 1,400 ‘GROW’ scholarship graduates
By Lazeena Yearwood
Lazeena@newsroom.gy
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday encouraged this year’s graduating batch of the Get Ready for Opportunities to Work (GROW) scholarship programme to take up immediate jobs that are available in…
Despite personal hurdles, aspiring doctor graduates as Texila University’s valedictorian
Fareeda Bacchus, a 24-year-old emergency patient advocate at the Georgetown Public Hospital, has added another feather to her cap of academic achievements – she was recently named the best outgoing student at Texila American University…
Banks DIH to provide scholarships, training to GTI students
Banks DIH Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Government Technical Institute to promote student development, academic partnerships, and knowledge transfer between the two institutions.
The MOU was signed by Mr.…
UG lowers age requirement for ‘mature students’ seeking entry
The University of Guyana (UG) has lowered the age requirement for students seeking admission to study at most faculties at the institution, the Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed- Martin said on Thursday.
Based on its general…
1,400 Graduate from WIIN training
See below press release from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security:
The largest group of graduates, totaling 1400 under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN)…
Efforts underway to improve school feeding programme, encourage use of local foods
In a joint effort, the Ministry of Education and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday conducted a scoping mission at the Sparta Primary School in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaanm).
Led by the Regional Director for the government’s…
Schoolchildren to benefit as Kaikan gets first radio station
EDYOU FM, the Ministry of Education’s radio station, is now the first radio station to serve the remote Indigenous community of Kaikan, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni).
It is expected that learners in this community will have greater…
Aimed at promoting highlighting challenges, Autism Awareness month launched in Reg. 5
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday launched Autism Awareness Month at the Bath Settlement Primary School, West Coast Berbice.
This year, Autism Awareness Month is being observed under the theme "Transforming the Narrative:…
Georgetown International Academy students win coding, robotics competition
The winners of the second national Scratch coding competition in Guyana have been announced. More than 80 teams from eight regions of Guyana participated in the challenge, which required students in the 1st - 10th grades to create a Scratch…
Manickchand spotlights plan for developing rounded students as STEAM fair opens
A three-day education fair, focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (S.T.E.A.M) was declared open by Education Minister, Priya Manickchand on Monday in the compound of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).…