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– says none can be denied registration In a major clampdown on schools, the Ministry of Education yesterday announced limits on the so-called registration fee charged by administrators. As a matter of fact, the Ministry said in a statement yesterday that no student can be refused registration due to their inability to pay. “No students […]

According to Education Minister Priya Manickchand, for Guyana’s children to have enhanced lives, a strong alliance among the government, the ministry, teachers, parents, the students themselves and the community, is required. She was speaking on Satur-day to hundreds of Region Two teachers at the Anna Regina Secondary School.   A Government Information Agency (GINA) release […]

According to Education Minister Priya Manickchand, for Guyana’s children to have enhanced lives, a strong alliance among the government, the ministry, teachers, parents, the students themselves and the community, is required. She was speaking on Satur-day to hundreds of Region Two teachers at the Anna Regina Secondary School.   A Government Information Agency (GINA) release […]

– Minister Manickchand Although teachers’ migration is not entirely a thing of the past, it has certainly not had a dire impact on the public school system of recent.  At least this was the deduction of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, and Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam. The two were addressing the media at a […]

THE migration pattern of Guyanese teachers has changed significantly over the past few years, and this is no longer a major concern for the Education Ministry, but rather they have seen teachers returning to Guyana to enter the education system. This is according to Education Minister Priya Manickchand, who was responding to a question from a […]

Even as the issue of corporal punishment remains in suspension mode in the National Assembly, the Ministry of Education remains steadfast in embracing the practice in the school system. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, at a recent press conference, said, “The Ministry’s policy on corporal punishment hasn’t changed…it is allowed in school.”   However, she […]

EDUCATION Minister, Priya Manickchand has said that while the ministry’s policy on corporal punishment has not changed, the issue is currently in suspension mode since it is still being discussed at the parliamentary level. She made these remarks while responding to a question from a media representative at a recent press conference in the boardroom […]

The British High Commission on Monday launched Phase 1 of a project to upgrade the communication systems in the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security in support of the ministry’s ‘Stamp it out’ initiative to counter violence against women. A press release said Phase 1 entails establishing full wireless email communication within the ministry. […]

THE Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) on Thursday inaugurated the sixth annual Secondary Schools’ Hydroponics Competition at Leonora Secondary School, West Coast Demerara. Assistant Chief Education Officer Doodmattie Singh, who chaired the programme, said 45 schools from Regions 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam),6 (East Berbice/Corentyne) and 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper […]

PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar said yesterday that if Guyana is going to accelerate social and economic development and put an end to poverty, education has a key role to play in the struggle. “We have to increase the capacity of our people and the only way I know that can be done is by improving the […]