Education Archives

March 19, 2026

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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries must reform student assessments to move away from traditional test-focused models, the region’s Education Minister, Sonia Parag, said on Wednesday. Speaking at the inaugural CXC Regional Education Conference, Minister Parag highlighted the growing role of artificial intelligence in generating essays, images, and solutions to complex problems, arguing that the value […]

November 8, 2025

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Dozens of residents from across Region Two gathered at the Anna Regina Secondary School on Saturday as the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) hosted an outreach aimed at assisting persons to apply for the Government of Guyana’s fully funded online programmes. The outreach coincided with the reopening of the GOAL application portal for the […]

November 7, 2025

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Dhaneesh Tularam of Saraswati Vidya Niketan, Raquel London of Queen’s College, and Samara Munro of Queen’s College have been named among the Most Outstanding Performers in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Tularam earned top honours in Business, London in Humanities, and Munro in Sciences, according to a Ministry of Education release. The […]

October 1, 2025

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The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) has officially launched its 2026 scholarship intake, providing thousands of Guyanese with the chance to pursue fully funded higher education and skills training programmes. The first phase of applications runs from October 1 to October 31, 2025, targeting vocational and certificate programmes as well as the Get Ready […]

September 30, 2025

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The Honourable Minister of Education, Sonia Parag, on Monday afternoon officially commissioned the Foulis Learning Centre, a $27 million investment aimed at expanding access to educational and recreational opportunities within the community. The newly opened facility has been designed as both a centre for learning and a hub for social interaction, recreation, and community building. […]

August 8, 2025

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The riverain community of Batavia in Region Seven marked a major milestone on Thursday with the commissioning of its first dedicated nursery school. For decades, nursery-aged children in Batavia were taught in a shared classroom within the Batavia Primary School, established in 1998. While this arrangement allowed for early childhood education in the village, it […]

August 6, 2025

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Students of Shulinab and surrounding communities are set to benefit from the construction of a new $350M secondary school, following a sod-turning exercise on Tuesday. This is a major educational boost for students living in the hinterland village located in South Central Rupununi, as previously, students had to travel long distances or relocate to pursue […]

July 22, 2025

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A new partnership has been forged, which will see a group of Guyanese students benefitting from world-class training in robotics, coding, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and drone technology. Camille’s Academy Inc. (CAI), a private education institute in Guyana, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RoboChamps India (RoboChamps.in), a globally recognized training company that has […]

July 21, 2025

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The Ministry of Education today commissioned the newly rebuilt Brickdam Secondary School, part of a broader push to modernise the country’s education infrastructure. The new facility, located at Brickdam and Camp Street in Georgetown, replaces the former St Mary’s High School, which was decommissioned in 2016. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Education Minister Priya Manickchand […]

June 30, 2025

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In the rapidly transforming global and national economy, the education system in Guyana is undergoing a revolutionary shift—one marked by measurable student achievement, nationwide resource equity, and targeted investment in both infrastructure and human capital. At the forefront of this transformation is Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, whose leadership has shepherded the sector from a pandemic-induced […]

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Digital era demands new education standards, Minister Parag tells CXC conference

GOAL brings new educational pathways to Region Two

Students of SVN, QC earn top honours at CSEC

GOAL opens 2026 scholarship applications, offering thousands of opportunities for Guyanese

Foulis Learning Centre commissioned to support education and community development

$38M nursery school commissioned at Batavia

Sod turned for $350M secondary school in Shulinab

Camille’s Academy to introduce int’l certificate programme for robotics, coding, and AI

Brickdam Secondary School commissioned

Minister Manickchand: Education reform aligns with Guyana’s changing economic landscape

Grid-connected solar programme launched to cut power costs

Two police ranks under close arrest after man dies in custody

Two detained after suspected gold found at CJIA

Grid-connected solar programme launched to cut power costs

Two police ranks under close arrest after man dies in custody

Two detained after suspected gold found at CJIA