education
Beyond ‘Free UG’: Vice Chancellor calls for greater funding from private sectorThe University of Guyana (UG), Guyana’s national university, graduates thousands of students each year and increasingly, those graduates are venturing…
Faster processing of teachers’ promotions soon- Manickchand promisesMore teachers are being trained but their positions are not readily upgraded; as a result, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said…
Over 1,000 hinterland teachers now trainedThough there are more than 1,000 trained teachers in Guyana’s hinterland regions, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says many more are…
27 measures implemented to improve teachers’ livesIn light of a planned 10-day strike initiated by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), the Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain…
Bamia Primary School to be completed by AprilThe new Bamia Primary School in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) should be completed by April 1, Minister of Local…
Budget 2024 caters for all public servants to get Spanish training- ParagAs she defended budgetary allocations for regional development on Thursday night, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag…
Jagdeo says Coretta McDonald untrustworthy with disguised ‘political strike’The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has threatened to take industrial action from next Monday but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo…
Guyana wins bronze medal at 2024 Caribbean STEM OlympiadsPlease see below press release from Caribbean Science Foundation The Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) held the second annual Caribbean STEM…
Marian students hold PE and Sport ExpoFifth form Physical Education and Sport students of the Marian Academy on Saturday held an exposition at the school to…
Prohibited items found during search at Tutorial High SchoolThe Department of Education Schools Welfare Unit (Georgetown) carried out a scheduled search on Thursday at the Tutorial High School…
31 PhD’s under donor-funded programme return to UGSee below the full statement issued by the University of Guyana: The University of Guyana (UG) has received a…
UG debt wipeout could potentially cost $18BDays after Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced that the government will this year begin to wipe out loans owed…
Opposition leader backs UG debt wipeout, calls for expansion of agri. venturesOpposition Leader Aubrey Norton says he is not pleased with the 2024 National Budget in its entirety but he welcomes…
CNOOC donates $30M conference hall, kitchen to Windsor Forest Primary SchoolCNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) last Friday donated a Conference Hall and Kitchen to the Windsor Forest Primary School in…
BUDGET 2024: Gov’t to wipe out UG student loansThe People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government has promised to make tertiary education free by 2025 and on Monday Finance…
BUDGET 2024: New schools, millions for online scholarships in $135.2B education allocationSome $135.2 billion has been budgeted for the education sector with the government opting to invest huge sums in the…
Windsor Forest Primary School gets new kitchen & conference hall The pupils, teachers and staff of the Windsor Forest Primary School will now benefit from the newly constructed kitchen and…
BUDGET 2024: Finance Minister to unveil govt’s plan for gradual approach to ‘free UG’By Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh will present the 2024 National Budget to the National Assembly on…

