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The Government of Guyana has given the green light for the Ministry of Education to reopen schools under strict COVID-19 guidelines as it moved the curfew to 10:30 pm to 4 am. “Schools may be re-opened by the Ministry of Education subject to compliance with the measures under this Notice and the Ministry of Education […]

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has turned down requests to reduce the number of subjects to be written at the 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and has instead, decided to reduce the number of practical School Based Assessments (SBAs). During an interview with the News Room, Education Minister, Priya Manickchand explained that the […]

As part of the government’s efforts to boost the quality of secondary education nationwide, a spanking new $1 billion secondary school currently under construction in Region Three is set to be completed by the end of November. A Ministry of Education release on Tuesday  stated that the $1 billion Westminster Secondary School is being constructed […]

Over 2,000 children have not returned to school since its reopening on November 9, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has revealed. Manickchand, while delivering remarks on Saturday last at the ‘Celebration Day’ event hosted by the First Assembly of God Wortmanville Church, said there are many reasons for the children not returning to the classroom, […]

Government’s discussion with The University of the West Indies (UWI) to train at least 20,000 persons here is by no means bypassing UG but is aimed at providing online tertiary education for the many who lobbied for it, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday said. “The University of Guyana (UG) was established by the founder […]

Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Friday said schools will not reopen for physical attendance of students next month and has advised that students remain academically engaged in whatever way possible as the Ministry develops safety protocols going forward. Schools in Guyana have been closed since March as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday announced that the scheduled reopening of schools on September 7 has been postponed due the increased cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19).No new date has been fixed. The minister made this announcement on Friday through the Department of Public Information (DPI) explaining that the decision was made after wide […]

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, yesterday said that the Grades Two, Four and Nine assessments will not be administered because it would be impractical to assess students at this time. Following the Education Ministry’s press release informing the public of the Ministry’s plan to cancel the administration of the National Grades Two, Four and Nine […]

The Ministry of Education will be providing all teachers, students and cleaners returning to school with care packages containing masks, hand sanitizers, face shields and other items to ensure they remain safe before, during and after sessions. This was told to parents and teachers during virtual meetings held from October 26 – 30 by Minister […]

The Ministry of Education is due to make a decision on sanctioning teachers over the failure to submit students’ School Based Assessments (SBAs) scores to the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) for this year’s regional exams after the regional body has completed requested reviews. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Saturday told reporters that CXC has […]