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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…
More than 21,400 persons benefitted from GOAL scholarships-Parag
From 2021 to 2023, a total of 21, 442 persons benefitted from the Guyana Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship offered free of cost by the Government of Guyana.
And more than 50 percent of the beneficiaries are women, majority of whom…
Spanish tutoring for all public servants this year
Starting from this year, the Ministry of Public Service will be moving to offer Spanish tutoring to every public servant while another 2,000 persons will benefit from Information Technology (IT) training.
The initiative forms part of the…
Free university education: Gov’t to deal with students paying loans first
The government plans a gradual process towards free university education by 2025 and President Dr. Irfaan Ali said the first step would be dealing with students who already have loans.
The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic…
CNOOC – GTTA launches National Schools’ Table Tennis Championship
See press release from CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) below:
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) has partnered with the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) to sponsor the first nationwide National Schools' Table Tennis…
New US$1.5M science and technology building for UG
The University of Guyana is building a new science and technology building at a cost of US$1.5 million, thanks to the Greater Guyana Initiative – a partnership between the government and the three co-venturers in the Stabroek Block…
CSEC top boy says hardwork and dedication helped him to succeed
Topping the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Exams 23 Grade Ones and four Grade Twos, Alex Muntaz says hard work and dedication were the determining factors for his achievement.
Muntaz, 17, hails from Bush Lot on the…
Top performers awarded by CXC; PM wants talent nurtured for regional development
By Lazeena Yearwood
Lazeena@newsroom.gy
Guyana on Thursday evening hosted the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) award ceremony and Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips advised that young talent within the Caribbean must…
Guyana hosting CXC’s 2023 Governance Meeting, Regional Awards Ceremony
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) Governance Meetings and Awards Ceremony are held annually in one of CXC participating countries. This year Guyana has the privilege of hosting this prestigious event.
Guyana had previously hosted…
Over 1,700 teachers graduate from CPCE
A total of 1,796 teachers graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education on Wednesday, making it the largest cohort of teachers to ever graduate from Guyana’s only teacher training college.
It is also the largest cohort of…