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In an effort to accommodate more students and to ensure they are comfortably housed, new structures are being constructed at the Bishops’ High School and Queen’s College at a total cost of close to $200 million. The Ministry of Education on its Facebook page yesterday announced and provided brief details of the projects in separate […]

President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Bissoondyal Singh has indicated his readiness to institute a very comprehensive school cricket development programme. In this regard, the GCB will soon be meeting with officials of the Ministry of Education to discuss the implementation of the school cricket programme for 2022 onwards. The Board plans to place […]

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned a smart classroom at the Christianburg Secondary School. A release from the Ministry of Education said that this is the first of its kind in Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region Ten). Manickchand stated that the smart classroom will allow for technology-infused learning. She noted that it will not […]

Teachers who are in training and usually get a stipend will receive salaries from 2023, Minister of  Education Priya Manickchand disclosed on Friday. The Minister, speaking at the opening of a Teacher’s Training Centre in Region Three, said the Ministry has considered ways that teachers can be better compensated for their work. “From January next year, every […]

There have been efforts to reduce the disparity between children attending schools on the coastland and those in hinterland regions but existing challenges in Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni) demand extra attention. At the announcement of the 2022 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results last week, it was evident that fewer top performers came from the […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned a smart classroom at the Christianburg Secondary School; this is the first of its kind in the Upper Demerara- Berbice region (Region Ten). During brief remarks, Minister Manickchand stated that the smart classroom will allow for technology-infused learning. She noted that it will not only enhance the […]

Some 4,600 individuals – the largest-ever number of applicants – have applied to the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and could soon become trained teachers in the local education sector. This is according to the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who spoke to the News Room on Wednesday. Manickchand reminded the public that the […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Thursday met with the principal and senior staff members of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) to discuss the institution’s readiness to accommodate pre-service teachers in the dorms. From Sunday, some 92 first-year students from Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine will be staying at the Turkeyen Campus […]

The Ministry of Education on Wednesday fulfilled another promise by the Government of Guyana with the commencement of the distribution of brand-new textbooks to all primary school children in the public system. The textbooks cover each core subject area, Mathematics, English Language, Science and Social Studies. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand visited the No. 48 […]

A promise was made to the residents of the Martyr’s Ville Community on the East Coast of Demerara that a nursery school will be built in the community to relieve parents of the burden of taking their children to the Mon Repos Nursery School and the Good Hope Nursery School which are located further away. The completion […]