Ministry of Education, Guyana

This missive seeks to address a news item aired on the evening of Thursday, September 27th, 2018 on the Channel 28 TVG News. The news item sought to report an incident whereby a student had attacked a teacher of the No. 8 Secondary School, West Coast Berbice.

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The historic Inaugural National Youth Conference came to close this evening leaving young people clamouring for more. Hundreds of young people from across Guyana, over the past three days, engaged in meaningful dialogue and made recommendations regarding issues affecting them.