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Although faced with a potential challenge that could have hampered the learning process of nursery-age children, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has reported that there were no major complaints. The Ministry had introduced a revised entry age for nursery children which kicked into motion at the start of the school year in September last.  Previously […]

In order to continue a course to effectively chart the way forward in terms of ensuring that professional standards for teachers are in place, the Ministry of Education is in the process of compiling a report containing stakeholders’ recommendations. The recommendations were forthcoming during countrywide consultations regarding a Draft Professional Standards for Teachers during the […]

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has approved a US$1.7M ($340M) grant for Guyana which will be used for early childhood education in the hinterland. This was disclosed yesterday in a release from the Ministry of Education. It said that at the last meeting of the Board of Directors of the GPE from December 15-17 in […]

It was Duviena Badray of the Region Two Anna Regina Satellite Centre who was named the overall top performer when the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) convened its 80th Graduation Ceremony at the National Cultural Centre yesterday. Badray was able to outperform her colleagues in order to be duly rewarded with the Prime Minister’s […]

– hopes to include other benefits in pay package negotiations Renewed salary renegotiations with Government in the New Year, will see the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) advocating GTU President, Mark Lyte for a 20 per cent pay increase across the board for public school teachers. This is according to GTU President, Mark Lyte, who anticipates […]

A parliamentary fracas which led to the proroguing of Parliament and the eventual announcing of early General     Elections by President Donald Ramotar was in fact a factor that prevented the New Education Bill from gaining much needed attention. This state of affairs was hinted to by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, when she […]

…as efforts are made to encourage literacy   “A literate population is going to drive speedier development,” was the declaration of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, as she reflected on the work of her Ministry during the past year at her end of year press conference on Friday last. In order to foster literacy, Manickchand […]

Even as Guyana’s already longest serving Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds remains tight-lipped about his future plans, speculation continues to mount that the PPP/C will field a new candidate for the number two spot at general elections and there are said to be several frontrunners. Analysts and observers told this newspaper that government’s best prospects at […]

“ACCESS to education is at an all-time high, with more than 85% of our children enrolled in schools,” were the words of Education Minister Priya Manickchand as she deemed the year 2014 a success for the Ministry of Education. In Guyana, she said, the education sector has seen consistent support from the administration, and has […]

Three months after the Education Ministry launched a revised five-year literacy programme targeting students Grade Four and below, Minister Priya Manickchand identified accountability as the biggest challenge facing the initiative. Manickchand made the pronouncement when questioned by Stabroek News on Friday during a year-end report on the ministry’s successes and further said that it was […]