Guyanese that have completed courses in various fields on the Coursera platform have collectively been awarded 11, 571 certificates. This is the data as of October 15, 2020. On September 5, 2020, Guyana through the Ministry of Education launched its leg of the Workforce Recovery Initiative program made possible through collaboration between the Commonwealth of […]
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Guyanese Education Minister denies plans afoot to cut salaries
Education Minister Priya Manickchand has denied claims made in two WhatsApp voice notes that the Government will be cutting salaries paid to teachers and janitorial staff. In a post on Facebook, Manickchand said: “We value our teachers and cherish the cleaners who keep our teachers and children in clean environments.” She said the voice notes […]
Guyana sets date for partial reopening of schools
Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 (fourth, fifth and sixth formers) in Guyana will return to schools for in person teaching from November 9, 2020. Minister of Education (MoE) Priya Manickchand announced the date for in person teaching today. “The truth is many of these students have already been back at school with their […]
New COVID-19 order provides for reopening of schools
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 […]
CXC reduces SBAs for 2021 CSEC exams
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 […]
New $1B secondary school for Region 3 nearing completion
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
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, […]
Plan with UWI is for immediate online education, no bypassing of UG – Manickchand
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 […]
Schools will not re-open in September; Manickchand outlines plans for virtual learning
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 […]
September reopening of schools postponed
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 […]