Hon Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag

Ministry of Education, Guyana Eliminating Illeracy, Modernising Education & Strengthening Tolerance

$2.2 billion approved for scholarships

−4,500 scholarship to be awarded this year
$209M ‘Because We Care’ grant distributed at St. Mary’s, Soesdyke schools

Some $209 million of the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant was distributed to parents and guardians of children enrolled in the Soesdyke Secondary and St. Mary’s Primary schools, East Bank Demerara.
31 children trained in ICT through “leaving no child behind” initiative

Some 31 students between the ages of 12 to 17 years, on Friday graduated in Information Communication Technology (ICT) training at the West Ruimveldt Secondary School, Georgetown.
88 scholarship applications submitted during Region 10 outreach

The residents of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) seem to be sending a clear message that they are well prepared and will be capitalising fully on government’s 20,000 scholarships initiative.
Education grant another example of Govt fulfilling obligations – Min. Parag

Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag MP says the $19,000 per child ‘Because We Care’ cash grant for public school students is not a favour to citizens, rather a demonstration of the Government fulfilling its mandate to take care of the people’s needs.
First ever online training launched for public servants

-six programmes developed
Goal courses suited to Guyana’s developmental needs -Minister Manickchand

–at Jain University orientation
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand participates in the observance of the 57th anniversary celebration of Indian Technical Economic Cooperation Programme day.

The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand participated in the observance of the 57th anniversary celebration of Indian Technical Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC) day.
Over 1000 persons already applied for GOAL scholarships

-Minister Parag at Region One outreach