President David Granger on Thursday urged graduates of the Berbice High School (BHS) class 2016 to aim for higher education, particularly in disciplines of agriculture, environmental science and information technology, to ensure that they are well-positioned to make meaningful contributions to the development of a ‘green’ Guyana.

President David Granger on Thursday urged graduates of the Berbice High School (BHS) class 2016 to aim for higher education, particularly in disciplines of agriculture, environmental science and information technology, to ensure that they are well-positioned to make meaningful contributions to the development of a ‘green’ Guyana.

Young people in the hinterland will soon have the opportunity to benefit from leadership training and other development opportunities, like their peers on the coastland.

Ministry of Education, Director of Youth, Melissa Carmichael, in an interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), said that in 2017, the department will be placing stronger emphasis on programmes for the hinterland.

The distribution of 1120 tablets to the seventh grade students under the Guyana Secondary Education Improvement Programme has begun with the delivery of the devices to students of the eight secondary schools included in the pilot phase.

The Innovative and Communication Technology (ICT) Unit in the Ministry of Education delivered 130 of the devices to the students of the Leonora Secondary School, and 119 to those of West Demerara Secondary in Region Three yesterday. Another batch of 89 was today handed out to the students of the Diamond Secondary today.