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The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has begun meeting with Civil Society Organisations to establish partnerships that would allow for the expansion of the Ministry’s ‘Operation Recovery’. Last evening, Minister Manickchand who was accompanied by the Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson, met with members of the Rotary Club of Demerara at the Pegasus […]

Some forty-five teachers in the Region Three Education District are now equipped with better management skills following the completion of the Ministry of Education’s Education Management Certificate Course. The graduation ceremony was held in the boardroom of the Department of Education Region Three. The graduating teachers were from Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools across the […]

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said a portion of the oil funds will be used to strengthen Guyana’s water system, as the administration takes an aggressive approach to addressing the decades-long issue. The Vice President said if the situation has been a challenge in the past, going forward it will get worse, especially […]

With the launching of the Black Belly Sheep Project on Sunday last, farmers, residents, and university students have praised the initiative as one that will thoroughly transform the outlook of the agriculture sector. As the government continues its aggressive approach towards the further advancement of the sector, secretary of the West Berbice Sheep and Goat […]

Guyana is not experiencing any shortage of COVID-19 vaccines to continue government’s immunisation exercise to address the spread of the deadly disease. During the daily Covid update on Tuesday, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., stated that government has adequate Covid vaccines to fully immunise its citizens, as vaccines were procured from various sources. […]

Approximately 22,500 applications have been completed since the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) commenced its continuous registration exercise. These transactions range from new registrations, replacement identification cards, changes and corrections and transfers. GECOM’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Yolanda Ward said so far, the response is quite exceptional for the four-week period, however she believes more persons should take advantage […]

Work is moving apace on the Lusignan Prison to the tune of $3 billion, which when completed is expected to relieve overcrowding of inmates at the East Coast Demerara facility. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas recently conducted an inspection at the prison. Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot, said […]

During day two of the 37th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in Quito, Ecuador, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha stated that financial mechanisms that target small farming communities and Indigenous People need to be in place. While commenting on the FAO’s new strategy […]

To ensure students are provided with the best opportunities to perform at their best at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), consultations began today with secondary school teachers across the country. The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand along with the Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson, and other […]

The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Tuesday afternoon was paid a courtesy call by Ms Jean Gough, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) Regional Director, Latin America and Caribbean Regions at her Brickdam office. Present at the meeting were Ms Nicola Johnson, Chief Planning Officer at the Ministry of Education, Mr. […]