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During a visit on Friday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand to the Abrams Zuil Secondary on the Essequibo Coast, concerns were raised about the pace of work as the new school is now months behind the scheduled completion date. Manickchand along with the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, inquired about […]

Prime Minister,   Mark Phillips; Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, have begun to visit affected students and distressed families following the deadly early morning fire today which  destroyed the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory, the Department of Public Information said. Source: https://www.stabroeknews.com/2023/05/22/news/guyana/ministers-visiting-families-students-affected-by-mahdia-fire/

The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into the assault of a student of the Bartica Secondary School in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The student turned up to school wearing white socks, instead of black, as is the school’s dress code. This infuriated the teacher, identified as Morris Waddell. In a video that has begun […]

The Ministry of Education engaged teachers and ancillary staff of the Christ Church secondary school to discuss the way forward and has committed to ensuring that the staff and students are adequately accommodated in the shortest possible time following Thursday’s devastating fire. See full statement from the Ministry of Education: The Ministry of Education is […]

Guyanese authorities on Thursday expressed concerns over allegations that there may have been a possible leak of the 2023 papers for the Mathematics Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Education Minister, Priya Manickchand said Guyana supports the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) in its investigation but said from a preliminary, internal probe, there is nothing to […]

Significant resources are being invested in the education sector to ensure that students are provided with high-quality education and students are being called upon to be responsible in utilising them to prepare for their future. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand made the call as she commissioned the new Mrs Maureen Massiah wing at the Bishops’ […]

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today said the Education Ministry followed established protocols in responding to the reports of the alleged sexual assault of a schoolgirl by a Government Minister.   The teenage girl is currently in the care of the Child Care and Protection Agency. In responding to a series of questions from reporters […]

The distribution of the “Because we care” cash grants will commence from June 5, Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced on Wednesday. The $40,000 grant will be distributed to each child registered in the school system – public or private. A total of $8.6 billion was budgeted for the grants this year. The cash grant will […]

Twelve teachers from schools across the coast are the first batch of persons who have completed their Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education offered by the Indira Ghandi Open University (IGNOU) through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL.) The course which ran for one year and concluded in June,2022, saw the educators being trained […]

Students from the Christ Church Secondary School which was devastated by a fire last Thursday are expected to return to face-to-face class sessions next Monday at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), Turkeyen. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, met with some 450 parents of the affected students at the Queen’s College auditorium today to […]