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Dear Editor, A short while ago, local newspapers reported that the Honorable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, had bravely gone, where no one, well politician, had gone before, she had announced a new model for education in Guyana. Not since Queen Victoria decreed (1876) that urchins and waifs, who were running amok in the streets, […]

…will apply penalties under the relevant contracts Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and Permanent Secretary, Delma Nedd on Friday last held a meeting with contractors who will be building furniture for schools across Guyana.   Manickchand called the meeting to discuss the importance of contractors meeting their contractual obligations, specifically emphasizing the importance of them […]

President’s College alumni are voicing concern over the Education Ministry’s apparent downgrade of the school and Minister Priya Manickchand says she is willing to meet with them on how the institution could best serve the country’s children. Last week, during the announcement of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results, Manickchand, asked about the absence […]

Designed to address, among other things, the quality of education at all levels, even within public and private educational institutions, a revised Education Bill was on Thursday tabled for the first time before the National Assembly. Presenting the Bill was Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, who spoke confidently of the features of the Bill that […]

–First whole Education Bill since Guyana gained Independence A PROPOSED Education Bill, the first of its kind since Guyana gained independence, according to subject Minister, Dr. Priya Manickchand, was tabled in the National Assembly yesterday, and read for the first time.  The current Education Act being utilised in Guyana came into being since 1876, and […]

The $10,000 grant to be given to the parent or guardian of each school age child in the public school system will be handed over at the beginning, or after the beginning, of the new school year or term. This was revealed by Education Minister Priya Manickchand in the National Assembly on Thursday. Giving an oral […]

Long demanded by child rights advocates, corporal punishment has been dropped as a method of discipline in schools under the Education Bill 2014 which was tabled in the National Assembly by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday. Section 49 of the Bill deals with Maintenance of Order and Discipline in Schools and it says that […]

–First whole Education Bill since Guyana gained Independence A PROPOSED Education Bill, the first of its kind since Guyana gained independence, according to subject Minister, Dr. Priya Manickchand, was tabled in the National Assembly yesterday, and read for the first time.  The current Education Act being utilised in Guyana came into being since 1876, and […]

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand will be presenting a new Education Bill to the National Assembly today, Thursday June 19, which is expected to provide adequate frameworks for the delivery of high quality, contemporary education, to better develop each student’s potential and maximize their educational achievement. Some of the key areas of this new Education […]

Despite being touted for decades as one of the premier schools in Guyana, President’s College was noticeably missing from the list of top schools during the announcement of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results last week. At the press conference last Thursday, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand presented the cut-off marks for Queen’s College […]