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UNDER the theme ‘Eliminating literacy, modernising education and strengthening tolerance’, the Ministry of Education has intensified efforts to have Portuguese taught in schools countrywide. Presenting an overview of the programme, Deputy Chief Education Officer (Development), Ms. Doodmattie Singh reminded the gathering of the pioneering work done by the ministry to establish Portuguese as a new […]

Education Minister Priya Manickchand has requested three weeks to divulge exactly how the promised $10,000 per child will be distributed and when. Manickchand made the disclosure on Wednesday last in response to a question posed by her shadow counterpart in the National Assembly, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s, Amna Ally.   The Minister disclosed […]

After completing two years of rigorous postgraduate studies at Lesley University in the USA, 13 local school welfare officers, guidance counsellors and social workers graduated on Saturday with Master of Arts Degrees in Counselling and Psychology, Expressive Therapies and Mindfulness Studies. The graduates are Oslyn Crawford, Juanita Cameron, Anand Sharma, Latoya Hillman, Pricilla Gonsalves, Vickchand […]

THE Ministry of Education is still working on the logistics for the disbursement of the $10,000 grant for children in public schools, according to the Education Minister, Dr. Priya Manickchand.She made the disclosure in the National Assembly Wednesday night, in answer to a question from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament (MP) […]

On Saturday May 17, 2014, Guyana’s Minister of Education, Ms. Priya Manickchand, was conferred an honorary doctoral degree by Lesley University for her outstanding work in advocating for social justice and gender equality. This comes in the wake of the Honourable Minister being honoured by Lesley University alongside South African Jazz Musician and Social Activist, […]

On Saturday May 17, 2014, Guyana’s Minister of Education, Ms. Priya Manickchand, was conferred an honorary doctoral degree by Lesley University for her outstanding work in advocating for social justice and gender equality. This comes in the wake of the Honourable Minister being honoured by Lesley University alongside South African Jazz Musician and Social Activist, […]

CAMBRIDGE — Whenever anyone asks Priscilla Gonsalves whether it is worth it — and they always ask when they learn she is a child protection worker in some of the grittiest communities in the South American nation of Guyana — she begins her reply with: “There is this 14-year-old girl . . . “   In her […]

Advocating for the rights of children and women is undoubtedly ingrained in the anatomy of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, whose tireless work in this regard saw her on Saturday being conferred with an Honorary Doctorate from the Lesley University in Boston Massachusetts, United States of America.   Manickchand, along with award-winning and prolific author […]

Of the five ‘new generation’ subjects launched earlier this week across the Caribbean as part of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Guyana will more likely than not be most interested in Agriculture Science, Tourism and Entrepreneurship. For Guyana, all three areas are much more than academic disciplines. They are, as well, important economic sectors; […]

IN an effort to ensure the timely release of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has released an update for parents, indicating that the marking of all the NGSA papers has been completed.  Currently, the marked examination scripts are being processed nationally, and all systems are in place and […]