“The main objective is to ensure performance improvement of our children… we are eager to work with your Ministry to move Guyana forward”. This was the declaration of H.E First Lady Sandra Granger when she met with Hon. Nicolette Henry Minister of Education at the Minister’s Brickdam office on Monday.

Residents of Number 36 Village, East Berbice, Corentyne, are thrilled that the community will soon have a new building to house a nursery and primary school. A contract was recently signed for the construction of a new nursery school at Number 36 Village, Corentyne.

President David Granger has presented Bursary Awards to more than 50 students on behalf of the Burnham Education Scholarship Trust (BEST), and has appealed for long-term relations between the awardees and the trust.The recipients have each received $50,000, along with books, pens, and presidential pins bearing the words “Every Child in School.”

Guyana's push toward sustainable development can be achieved through initiatives in conservation, technology and policy-making, but it is investment in human capital through the provision of quality education, which will help to condition the minds of future generations and lead to transformative development for the country. Education sits at the very heart of an inter-connected plan toward the transformation of Guyana. Moreover, quality education is among the United Nations’ Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals, which serves as a global call to action to “end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.”