…commits to improving expenditure, enhancing inclusivity at UNGA’s Education Summit

Kaieteur News – Given the importance of education in the ever-changing landscape of Guyana, President Irfaan Ali has revealed that efforts are already in place to not only enhance its delivery but to ensure that it benefits all citizens of the country.

The government plans to allocate 20 per cent (or one-fifths) of the country’s national budget to expand and improve Guyana’s education sector, President Dr. Irfaan Ali told fellow world leaders on Monday.

The Guyanese Head of State, who chaired the first leaders’ roundtable on transforming education worldwide, also recommitted to making tertiary education in Guyana free by 2025.

– as 3^rd and 4^th formers secure Grade 1 and 2 passes in Math

Kaieteur News – Students attached to Morgan Learning Centre (MLC) continue to show why the school is among the top-rated privately owned secondary institutions to attend when the goal is to achieve academic excellence.

Despite the constant financial struggles that she faced which threatened to derail her academic dreams, Eshika Singh has persevered and is one of this year’s top Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) students.

– hailed for outstanding service to the advancement of quality education

Education Minister Priya Manickchand was on Wednesday conferred with the title of Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in Calgary, Canada.

“Charles is King” one man blurted in the background as captains Malcolm Hendricks and Chinwendu Rover posed proudly with the championship trophies, signaling Charlestown Secondary’s dominance in the ExxonMobil Under-14 School Football tournament.

The riveting finals in the Boys and Girls category transformed the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue into a festive atmosphere on Saturday as school football, coordinated by the Petra Organisation, returned in all its magnificence.

Business and entrepreneurial skills training will be offered to all students under the Secondary Competency Certificate Programme (SCCP) at List C and List D schools from this year.

And Education Officer in the Education Ministry’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Unit, Marilyn Davis, said as of this month, the SCCP curriculum will incorporate a business subject.