Education
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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Private schools lobbying govt about VAT on private education
A number of private schools are “Private charter schools,” and so they do not pay taxes, Minister of State, Joseph...
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President to re-establish Guyana Youth Corps to empower youths
President David Granger poses with the graduates of the Youth Leadership Programme, Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment, Mr. Aubrey Norton...
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No more parking meters outside schools
Industrial unrest by teachers in Georgetown was Friday averted after Smart City Solutions (SCS) and the Mayor and City Council...
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TSC summons Guyana Teachers Union to meeting on promotions
GTU President Mark Lyte (in foreground) addressing teachers during a candlelight vigil on Main Street outside the Ministry of Education....
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‘Insulted’ teachers march on President, PM residences against parking meters, other woes
GTU President Mark Lyte this evening led a band of peaceful protesters holding flashlights Led by the Guyana Teachers' Union...
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Caricom Single Market and Economy training for Guyana’s secondary school teachers
Secondary school teachers in Guyana are set to be more knowledgeable about the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), the...
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Ministry of Presidency’s scholarship award to CH&PA official raises serious questions
The Ministry of the Presidency has granted a scholarship for a senior official of the Central Housing and Planning Authority...
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