To mark International Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) day, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and European Union Delegation to Guyana, with support from the Ministry of Education, launched the third and final campaign to promote STEM for girls in Guyana, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Monday, February
Education
Guyana Cultural Association of New York honors Queens College students.
Two Grade Seven students of Queen’s College were this morning, presented with youth awards, from the Guyana Cultural Association of New York, for their notable performances in academics and culture. Minister of Education Dr Nicolette Henry who presented the awardees with their honours said she is proud of the achievements made
ESSEQUIBO BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING GRADUATES A FRESH TEAM OF SKILLED YOUTHS
Females Graduate As Mechanics And Heavy Duty Equipment Operators In Region 8
Saudaha Gravesande is married with three children and said that she moved to from Georgetown to Mahdia several years ago. Yesterday she graduated with her certificate in mechanical servicing. The Region 8 resident, who was one of five female graduates from the Board of Industrial Training, says that she loves
Board Of Industrial Training Graduates 53 Youths In Region 8
Dep. PS, in the Min. of Social Protection, Adrian Ramrattan. He was speaking with C2 HLN after the successful completion of another Board of Industrial Training graduation, this time in Mahdia, Region 8. Some 50 graduates – trainer in mechanical servicing and heavy-duty vehicle operation - who participated in this years’
North Ruimveldt Multilateral School Host Men’s Forum
On the heels of the recently celebrated World’s Men’s Day, the faculty and staff of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral school, in partnership with their Parent Teacher Association, hosted a men’s discussion forum. One of the organizers of the discussions and Senior teacher, Tamika Jeffrey-Pile, explained the reasoning that occasioned the forum. Jeffrey-Pile,
Teachers to Be Trained to Spot Mental Health Issues
Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence says the government will do more to address the issue of young people’s mental health at the level of the schools. The minister was addressing the University of Guyana’s (UG) first mental health fair, in observance of World Mental Health Day. She said that during the
First Lady Launches Initiative to Promote Robotics, Encourage Reading
First Lady, Mrs Sandra Granger, today, launched a workshop that merges reading and robotics and is aimed at equipping librarians and community groups with the necessary skills to conduct robotics sessions for children in libraries and reading centres across the country. The programme is being executed through a collaborative effort by
CDC Working Closely With Education Ministry To Promote Safe School Programme
Director General (ag) of the Civil Defense Commission (CDC), Lt. Colonel Kester Craig, on Monday, pledged the commission’s continued support to the Ministry of Education’s Safe School programme. He was at the time making an address at the opening of the ministry’s knowledge transfer in risk management and safety school one-week
GTU REVEALS GOVERNMENT’S NEW OFFER
Following yesterday’s meeting between the Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union; the Union announced the terms of the new proposal. According to the GTU’s facebook page, Minister of Education Nicolette Henry revealed a new offer of 10% for 2016 and 8% for 2018. She also indicated that an offer of