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Blind, visually impaired children ‘experience’ forest animals for the first time As Iwokrama continues outreach activities
The Iwokrama International Centre says it is continuing to reach out to special needs groups in Guyana in an effort...
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UG Council decides to hike tuition fees; negotiate salary increases
University of Guyana (UG) students will have to pay more to attend that tertiary institution from the next academic year,...
Read moreDetailsUnder pressure for increased salaries and better quality education, UG woos foreign students
Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Nigel Harris and government representative on UG's Council pass a group of students...
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Hundreds demand removal of VAT on school fees
Parents, teachers and students of several private schools picketing the Ministry of Education. Hundreds of teachers, parents and students of...
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UG Council to discuss salaries next week; unions demand negotiations
Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith The University of Guyana’s (UG) Council is next week (March...
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Board of Industrial training graduates 69 in Linden
(From left to right)- BIT Technical Officer Richard Maughn, Assistant Director National Community Development Council (NCDC) Sandra Adams, Minister within...
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St Joseph High joins women’s day observance with message of ‘Hope’
Students signed their commitment to "Be Bold for Change" on a message board outside the school's main foyer Under the...
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VAT to remain on private school fees ; parents, schools must find creative ways around tax- Finance Minister
by Gary Eleazar The Guyana Government has decided it will not be removing the application of the 14 per cent...
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Anti-VAT protesters target GRA headquarters; Principal predicts more school dropouts
The small group of anti-vat protesters outside the headquarters of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Camp Street, Georgetown. (News Source photo)...
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Audit report reveals major discrepancies in One Laptop Per Family project
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017,Junior Finance Minister Jaipaul Sharma met with Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine at his Office...
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