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Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Tuesday defended the government’s $94.4 billion allocation towards her sector in the 2023 national budget, saying it is in keeping with the administration’s vision. Comparing this allocation to sums budgeted by the former APNU+AFC coalition during their five years in office, Manickchand detailed how the PPP/C was spending much more […]

In clear terms, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has stated that any person who sends home a child from school because of their hairstyle will face disciplinary proceedings. “Children are not to be sent home for any breach or perceived breach of any school’s hairstyle rule. And any person doing so (sending children home) will […]

A new policy from the Ministry of Education could see each student receiving a well-rounded secondary education that balances academic pursuits with extracurricular activities. Education Minister Priya Manickchand said students will learn to play at least one musical instrument while participating in sports and volunteer activities. Additionally, each student will learn at least one foreign […]

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has set up a committee to look into the issue of safe school environments in the wake of several student, teacher, and parent confrontations, some of which escalated into violence. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand told Stabroek News that since the matter of safe school environments needed to be addressed […]

Come September, schools across the country could see a national policy on violence. This was confirmed by the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand in a recent interview with Stabroek News when she noted that the first draft of the policy had been presented to her. The document should be ready for the new school term […]

Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Friday acknowledged that much more effort is needed to help reduce the educational disparities that exist between Guyana’s hinterland and coastal regions. Manickchand engaged members of the media after she announced the results of the 2023 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Some information was provided earlier on pass rates in […]

Though elated that Spanish will be compulsory in schools come September, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says that support is being sought from Cuba and Mexico to help teach the language. “We are creating materials through NCERD, through our materials production unit that will help us in the absence of a trained Spanish teacher to certain […]

Major infrastructure works are expected this year, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said yesterday in defence of the government’s $94.4 billion allocation to her sector. Addressing the National Assembly during the second day of the budget debate, Manickchand said the allocated sum paves the way for the construction and rehabilitation of new and existing schools, […]

Teachers across the country last week held a ‘sick out’ as part of calls for better salary negotiations but according to Education Minister Priya Manickchand, teachers must consider how this is affecting students. The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) initiated the industrial action because proposals for increased salaries were not granted. Minister Manickchand addressed reporters at […]

Literacy among students remains one of the biggest problems plaguing the education sector leading to disparity in academic performance and examination results and Education Minister Priya Manickchand said schools across the nation will soon benefit from enhanced literacy programmes to curb the issue. “We believe once we are able to change the way children read […]