Govt’s strategic planning behind decision on teacher salary increases -Jagdeo

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has clarified that the government’s decision to not retroactively adjust teachers' salaries to 2019 is not due to a...

Childlink calls for probe into alleged flogging of student at QC

Please see the full release from Childlink Inc.: Childlink INC strongly condemns and calls for a thorough investigation in the incident of 10 students’ being...

Proof of NIS contributions no longer mandated for UG student loan write-off- VP Jagdeo...

Proof of contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will no longer be mandatory for University of Guyana (UG) graduates seeking to benefit from...

Teachers’ Strike: GTU proposes 20% interim payment; Labour Ministry’s recusal from talks

The Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) is proposing an interim 20 percent across-the-board payout to educators as the body continues to haggle with the Education...

Education Ministry issues warning letters to 9 delinquent contractors

Yesterday, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced that her ministry issued multiple warning letters to nine contractors who have breached their contractual obligations....

Campbellville Secondary School to undergo $90M expansion to address overcrowding- Education Minister

To alleviate overcrowding issues, the Campbellville Secondary School in Georgetown is set to undergo an extension project estimated at $90 million. This announcement was...

Gov’t to introduce specialized programmes for migrant children; vows to improve Spanish curriculum

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced today that a series of initiatives designed to better integrate migrant children, especially those of Spanish origins, into...

Education Ministry to roll out interventions for math, TVET to improve students’ proficiency

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced on Tuesday that a comprehensive math intervention programme is forthcoming, along with significant expansions in technical and vocational...

Education Ministry scraps essay competition on breakfast programme

The Ministry of Education has caved to public pressure as it scrapped an essay competition calling on children to write about "A Daily Breakfast...

“2024 AND ONWARDS”: Education Ministry unyielding as resumption of teachers’ strike looms

Guyana’s Education Ministry is resolute in its stance that negotiations with the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) must be restricted to the year 2024 and...

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