Education

President Irfaan Ali has announced a 1,000-man mission to stem hunger and deviant behaviour among boys and young men as well as provide skills training to gear them up for jobs. Dr Ali  says he will be leading a team of high-ranking police and military officers, 100 each of sport men, religious leaders, teachers, community workers, farmers, entertainers, prominent figures ...

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday- World Teachers Day- gave different accounts of the professional development and working conditions of teachers. The union said teachers were not being recognised and paid sufficiently  for their hard work and dedication prompting many of them to proceed on early retirement. “Respect our rights by making our lives less ...

The Caribbean Community’s Council of Legal Education (CLE) has approved Guyana’s request to establish a Law School here and so create more space for Guyanese as well as other citizens to become lawyers, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Sunday. “This request was favourably considered, and the Council made a decision to write the Government of Guyana shortly, informing of this ...

Entries for Massy Group’s first Art Competition in support of suicide prevention and mental health awareness close today, September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), the company said. Over the next four weeks, Massy and the E.R Burrowes School of Art will judge the entries and the winners will be announced on World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2022. Four ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Sunday advised candidates that the results of this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination®  (CAPE®), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Certificate of  Secondary Level Competence® (CCSLC®) examinations, will be released online at 6:00 pm  (AST) on Monday 5 September 2022. Candidates may access their results via the Student  Portal at ...

Highly respected Roman Catholic nun and historian, Sister Noel Menezes has died, former President David  Granger said on Wednesday.  She was 92 years old. Mr. Granger, who was one of her students, recalls “the rigour of her research, the breadth of her knowledge, the clarity of her instruction and the value of her advice.” Mr Granger noted that Sr Menezes ...

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Wednesday warned that contractors who fail to complete the rehabilitation and construction of schools and other education facilities would have to pay compensation to the government. Indicating that she has to respond to critics, she said she would be harsher and more vigilant on delivery of projects. “That will see us doing things like ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Tuesday promised that if the coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) is reelected in 2025, it would forgive the more than GY$10 billion in University of Guyana student loans. “We will also write off all student’s debt and pay an education stipend to students. Moreover, we will work together with UG ...

President Irfaan Ali has announced plans to develop a Land Surveying Institution in Guyana which will serve the entire Caribbean as well as countries in Latin America. “Our vision is to create a land surveying institute in this country that will provide services for the entire Caribbean and Latin America. We must be in a position in three years to ...

A mid-Wednesday afternoon fire that virtually destroyed the St George’s High School on North Road/ Church Street, Georgetown has seen top officials of the Ministry of Education almost immediately activating plans to relocate the more than 400 students and teachers. “We know that there were 421 students coming to this school and they will not have school in September… We ...