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“ACCESS to education is at an all-time high, with more than 85% of our children enrolled in schools,” were the words of Education Minister Priya Manickchand as she deemed the year 2014 a success for the Ministry of Education. In Guyana, she said, the education sector has seen consistent support from the administration, and has […]

Three months after the Education Ministry launched a revised five-year literacy programme targeting students Grade Four and below, Minister Priya Manickchand identified accountability as the biggest challenge facing the initiative. Manickchand made the pronouncement when questioned by Stabroek News on Friday during a year-end report on the ministry’s successes and further said that it was […]

Called upon publicly yesterday to defend her daughter’s attendance at a private school, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said it was done in her child’s “best interest.” It was at the Education Ministry’s end-of-year press conference yesterday that Manickchand was questioned on the trend of public officials placing their children in private schools rather than […]

Though Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has deemed the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant programme a success, she believes that much more could have been done to grapple with the numerous challenges which arose. Manickchand made the proclamation at a press conference yesterday to update the public on the ministry’s year and further said that […]

EDUCATION Minister, Priya Manickchand, in her drive to reach out to the children of Guyana during the festive season, visited the Bath Primary, Cotton Tree Primary and Belladrum Primary schools within Region 5 (Mahaica/Berbice), spreading the Christmas cheer. Minister Manickchand is flocked by students of the Bath Primary On Thursday, December 4, the minister visited […]

Local students are being urged to not only be passive users of science but rather seek to be contributors to creating knowledge for science and humanity.  This call was made by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony, as he addressed a gathering of students at the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge finals at the […]

THE Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPWD) yesterday held their annual Disability Day rally, in honour of World Disability Day 2014.The day was celebrated under the theme “Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology – From Exclusion to Empowerment: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies for persons with disabilities is timely and […]

A deliberate move by the Ministry of Education to foster interest in the sciences has resulted in more children across the country expressing interest in the single sciences, and science subjects as a whole. In fact, over the last two years there has been a 22 per cent increase in the number of entrants for […]

IF good weather allows, the physical structure of the Kato Secondary school, Region 8 should be completed by the end of January 2015, according to Regional Executive Officer, Ronald Harsawack. The REO recently accompanied, President Donald Ramotar, Ministers, Priya Manickchand and Juan Edghill and others on a tour of the facility which is currently under construction. […]

WORLD Science Day for Peace and Development was celebrated on Monday, November 10, under the theme ‘Quality Science Education: Ensuring a sustainable future for all’. UNESCO has deemed quality basic science education as an indispensable lever for innovation, being conducive to any sustainable development. In a world increasingly shaped by science and technology, scientific and […]