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GOVERNMENT has spent $45M on improving the Rosignol Secondary school in Region 5 to an A List School. The money was expended on text books, chemical and laboratory equipment, physical rehabilitation, computers and furniture to bring it to A List level. And on Tuesday, Education Minister, Priya Manickchand commissioned the upgraded school. The school, which […]

Rosignol Secondary School in West Berbice has joined the group of A-List schools in Guyana. Minister of Education, Ms. Priya Manickchand yesterday made the declaration before a large gathering of parents, teachers, and Ministry of Education (MoE) senior officials. Prior to the commissioning, every coastal region in Guyana, except Region 5 had A-List schools, which […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has assured that 90 per cent of the Information Technology (IT) laboratories in schools throughout Guyana are in use, with functional computers.   The Minister was responding to questions posed in Parliament by Opposition Chief Whip and Member of Parliament (M.P) Amna Ally over the functionality of Information Technology (IT) […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has warned contractors against “skimming off” of government’s monies. The Minister went on to further urge them to do quality work and finish on time, especially those who are contracted to her Ministry. She was speaking at the commissioning of the new wing of the Fort Wellington Secondary School in […]

Education Minister Priya Manickchand extended felicitations to the outstanding performers at this year’s local and regional examinations, and to their parents and teachers, asserting that the ministry itself cannot create successful students but it depends on partnerships with parents, teachers and communities. “These top students being celebrated here today are really representations of the new […]

The political opposition came in for a verbal bashing yesterday for its failure to acknowledge Guyana’s outstanding performances at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. According to Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, although Guyana copped five of the eight outstanding awards from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), the opposition has remained silent. “It […]

THE Education Ministry, yesterday, at the National Cultural Center (NCC) held its 17th Annual National Award Ceremony where students were awarded for outstanding performance at the various levels of the education system.  The awardees were best performers at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), […]

THE Government of Guyana, with funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) under the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), commissioned the Beterverwagting and Diamond nursery schools on Thursday. Clearly reflected Each of the two was constructed at a cost of $64.5M and have the individual capacity to accommodate 120 pupils. Both schools are located in […]

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“It is not good enough for teachers to just open the school doors and do their duty and teach. I want teachers to do their duties consciously… always looking for results!”   Tasked with the tremendous responsibility of educating Guyana’s children, Priya Manickchand’s hands-on approach to management is exactly what the system now requires. Although […]