2nd Annual Robot Exhibition bigger than last year

Concerned about showcasing advanced technology being used in robotic devices and equipment, STEMGuyana hosted its second annual robot exhibition yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

37 Linden youths graduate from First Lady’s ICT workshop

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, attended the closing ceremony of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training programme in Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten), which saw 37 youths receiving certificates accredited by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

44 graduate from ITC programme

Forty one youths of Linden are now equipped with the knowledge needed to tap into Guyana’s frontier industries, now that they have completed the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training programme, says Marlon Pearson, Senior Administrator of the National Data Management Authority (NDMA).

49 Berbice entrepreneurs graduate from First Lady’s `Success in Business’ workshop

The Office of the First Lady, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection, on Friday, completed its second Self- Reliance and Success in Business workshop for 2019.

50 Bath Settlement students complete First Lady’s Robotics Camp

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, closed a two-day Robotics Camp, where 50 students of the Bath Primary school were afforded the opportunity to participate. The primary school received a gift of a Robotics kit from the Office of the First Lady and were encouraged to create a Robotics Club.

Beating the odds!

– 28 Youth Graduate from ICT training

– First Lady charges students to integrate technology with existing sectors

Embrace subjects for fourth industrial revolution

Beterverwagting Secondary School students were encouraged by First Lady Sandra Granger to embrace the opportunities of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, (STEM) programmes.

Equipping the nation’s’ youths for the future

–Reading & Robotics programme launched at Nat. Library

First Lady donates robotic kit to Den Amstel Primary

– as 28 complete Robotics Camp

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, donated a robotic kit to the students of the Den Amstel Primary School, twenty-eight of whom completed a two-day Robotics Camp facilitated by Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana held at the school.

First Lady opens one-month ICT workshop for Mahdia residents

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Monday morning, opened an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop for 30 residents of Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight).

First Lady says “Our contribution matters” – at opening of Girls’ Empowerment workshop

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, said that “empowered girls and women are crucial to the development of their families, their communities, their countries and the world” and it is imperative that they realise that their contributions matter, in her address at the opening ceremony of the Girls’ Empowerment Workshop, which was held at the School of the Nations, New Market, Kingston. The one-day workshop, which was organised by the Sixth Form Students of the school, aims to empower girls ages 10-15 years to maximize their potentials.

First Lady takes ICT training to Bina Hill Institute

-first ever nationally certified course offered at the institution

First Lady takes robotics and self-reliance workshops to North Rupununi

Some one hundred residents of the North Rupununi, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region Nine) will benefit from two workshops focused on robotics and business compliments of First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger.

First Lady urges Reg. 7 youth to use ICT as tool for development

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this morning, encouraged 40 young people of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), to take Information and Communication Technology (ICT) seriously and to utilise it as a tool for developing the region.

First Lady urges youths to embrace technology - at STEM Robotics exhibition

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, attended the Second Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Exhibition hosted by STEM Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company. The event was held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

First Lady, UNICEF laud school health club programme

─ National programme launched under theme “start your path to better health”

GECEP yields significant improvements in literacy and numeracy in hinterland communities

The Guyana Early Childhood Education Project (GECEP) has proven that with improved teaching resources, training and monitoring, the performance of children at the early childhood stage can be improved.

Inspiration can come from all around -from koker to combine

“Megathurium” or the Grey Beast is the name of the Robot which helped the STEM Guyana team dominate their first ever international robotics competition. The team placed 10th overall after competing against 164 other countries at the inaugural First Global robotics competition held in Washington, D.C.
To build the “Grey Beast” as they call it, the team used simple things that a typical Guyanese would run into on a daily basis. Team Manager, Farnaz Baksh, one of the two female members of the team, said that the robot was designed using inspiration from around Guyana’s coastland.

New cohort of Peace Corps Volunteers sworn in

─ volunteers will work in eight of Guyana’s ten regions

New policy aims to get teen moms back in school

A new policy is in place to ensure teenage mothers have the opportunity to go back to school while receiving support at home and from their community.