Seven hundred and twenty-seven youths between ages 14-24 on Saturday graduated from the President’s Youth Award Republic of Guyana (PYARG) and they were urged by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to continue to build on their successes.“Even though we all start from humble beginnings, we can all excel in life and we can become what we have dreamt and chose to be,” the Prime Minister told the graduands.

The eGovernment Agency which comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MoPT) is moving quickly to complete the distribution of laptop computers to teachers across the country.

The distribution teams are sticking to the specific parameters established by the Ministry of Education (MoE), a release from the Ministry of Public Telecommunications noted.

The Ministry of Education, Department of Youth, has commenced a youth empowerment process. This follows the adoption of the National Youth Policy by the National Assembly. The Department is consulting with leaders of registered youth groups to help identify their needs and areas for possible collaboration.

The Inter-Guiana Games was kicked off last evening with a grand opening ceremony at the Leonora Stadium, before Guyana and Suriname participated in intense track and field showdown.

Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine before declaring the games opened, wished both teams success. The Minister said that sports have always been a tool for unity. Dr. Roopnaraine told the athletes that they are providing the best examples of coming together to thrive for excellence.