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EDUCATION Minister Priya Manickchand has made it clear that there will be no transferring of students from lower to higher schools, based on the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations, irrespective of their connections, stature or relationship with anyone. She made the declaration on Wednesday, at  Diamond Secondary School, East Bank Demerara, after […]

A TEAM of Education Ministry officials headed by Education Minister, Priya Manickchand met yesterday with teachers of Region 4 at the Diamond Secondary School, East Bank Demerara as part of the national consultation on grade retention, repetition, automatic promotion and corporal punishment. These consultations are being held to hear the views of the public, but a […]

GOVERNMENT’s commitment to supporting and transforming the country’s education system remains strong, and achievements over the last years in both attendance and outstanding performance are testimony to prudent educational policies and programmes.  This was reiterated by Education Minister, Priya Manickchand during a recent visit to several communities in the Mahaicony creek, Region 5 (Mahaica/Berbice). Following […]

EDUCATION Minister Priya Manickchand on Thursday confirmed that Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the National Centre for Education Research Development (NCERD),  Mohandatt Goolsarran, was no longer with the entity.  She was at the time responding to a question from the Guyana Chronicle during a press conference in the auditorium of NCERD. The minister explained that her […]

…Manickchand unhappy with financial burden on parents In Guyana when a child completes one level of education be it nursery, primary or secondary school, there is a graduation ceremony. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, believes that there is nothing wrong with having a child rewarded for the achievement, but says that the cost attached to […]

– hundreds of workers who would be affected join the demonstration. “THEY (the Opposition) keep complaining that we (government) are paying peanuts to workers. Why do they want to take the peanuts from them now? Our workers do not deserve this. They have this country where it is today, and we are going to stand by […]

The state of the education system came under the magnifying glass yesterday in the House, where Education Minister Priya Manickchand sought to defend government’s progress in the face of criticism that despite the billions spent, the nation’s children are not benefitting. In a fiery presentation, Manickchand accused the opposition of disrespecting the hard working men […]

Dear Editor, What passes for a judicial system in Guyana is badly broken. The sad fact is that no one is working seriously to fix it. Not the administrators, not the practicing bar, not the Government. It has been broken for a long time but in recent times it has come under public scrutiny partly […]

Minister of Education [Ms. Manickchand]: May it please you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to begin by offering to the Hon. Dr. Ashni Singh our warmest congratulations for presenting a Budget has not only content that is worthy of consideration with a view to adopting but for presenting it in such a way that his almost […]