Close to 5,000 people are qualified for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme this year, out of the 6,000 who applied. GOAL’s Director, Dr. Jacob Opadeyi told DPI Tuesday, that, “In the next two weeks, the scholarships will be announced. Government has made it possible for Guyanese to undergo distance learning in […]
─ adolescents to be targeted The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is finalising plans to roll out a vaccination campaign across the country. The ministry will be celebrating World Vaccination Week from April 24 to 30. Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said special emphasis will be placed on COVID-19, Human Papillomavirus […]
Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag, M.P, has expressed satisfaction with the number of women participating in the first oil and gas course being offered by 3T EnerMech, through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme. The minister visited the 3T EnerMech training centre at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, Tuesday, where she had […]
Neville Adolph of Lethem, Region Nine, was the lone male among 25 individuals who graduated from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s- Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme in ‘child care’ on Sunday. While the programme was conceptualised to empower women from 16 years old and offers both online and in-person training, […]
Some $16.1 billion has been allocated in the 2022 budget for major expansion and developments in the health sector from which sum, money will be expended to construct six modern regional hospitals at Anna Regina, Tuschen, Diamond, Enmore, Bath and No.75 Village, Corentyne. Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., during Wednesday’s COVID-19 update said the preliminary […]
To ensure the safety of students, the Ministry of Education will be enhancing the Road Safety Patrols programme in schools across the country. On Wednesday morning, Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson met with Assistant Chief Education Officer for Health and Family Life Education (ACEO-HFLE) Carol Benn and other representatives from the unit along with […]
A delegation from the University of Southern Caribbean (USC) on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand at her Brickdam office. The USC delegation included the university’s president, Dr Colwick Wilson; Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management, Pastor Onesi LaFleur; Dean of the School of Business and […]
Religious leaders representing the three main faiths in Guyana have commended President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s call for religious bodies to fellowship together under the ‘One Guyana’ banner, following his announcement that Friday, April 8 is designated the National Day of Fasting and Prayers. Speaking during a programme on Tuesday, Director of Education at the […]
Japan, through a partnership initiative with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has donated US $4.6 Million in medical equipment to assist in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana. The Ministry of Health on Friday last received a part of the donation of the medical equipment, and the final portion was handed over […]
─ 354 cases to be heard in April session Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C, M.P is calling for a blend of in – person and virtual hearings as the criminal session of the Demerara Assizes of April 2022 opened on Tuesday. The session was opened in the compound of […]