1,168 secondary school girls receive sanitary napkins in Region Seven

─ as First Lady launches “Menstrual Hygiene Programme”

A school is as strong as the parental support it receives – National PTA Coordinator

The importance of parental involvement in children’s education was recently emphasized when the Ministry of Education held a town-hall meeting at the Bartica Secondary School-in Region Seven Cuyuni-Mazaruni.

The parents of the lively town dubbed the gateway to the interior, came in numbers and listened attentively as National Parent Teacher Association Coordinator, Ms. Nadia Hollingsworth, implored them to play a more active role in their children’s education.

Bartica students benefit from entrepreneur programme

Junisca Blair is one of many several young Bartica-based entrepreneurs benefitting from the Small Business Bureau’s (SBB) In-School Entrepreneurship Pilot Programme.

Region seven parents urged to embrace HPV campaign

"There is no scientific evidence that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine causes increased sexual desire in children or adults and there is no known major side effect to hurt anyone. Our objective is to promote the health, safety and longevity of our most important human resource".