–Minister Manickchand announces after meeting with residents

THE Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand hosted a meeting in Kuru Kururu on the Linden/Soesdyke, on Thursday afternoon, to address education related concerns.

Classes will resume at the Bishops’ High School in Georgetown on Thursday after a bomb threat forced the cancellation of classes on Wednesday.

Following discussions between the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and the parents of the now displaced students of the Christ Church Secondary School that was destroyed by fire last week, it was decided that the students will be placed at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) at Turkeyen, Georgetown.

The education sector received a massive $94.4 billion allocation in the 2023 National Budget and Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh noted that significant sums will be directed towards providing accommodation for fire-affected students, feeding school children and purchasing textbooks. 

Hours after a fire destroyed the Christ Church Secondary School, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said options are being considered to prioritise finding alternative accommodation for the students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams.

The first phase of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme for 2023 was launched on Saturday at Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni – Mazaruni).

Educational institutions which remain unaccredited by the National Accreditation Council (NAC) should act immediately to have such implemented, amid the country’s rapid development that will call for proper standards.