Kaieteur News – With $12.4 billion dedicated towards the construction, rehabilitation, extension, and maintenance of educational facilities across the country, the Ministry of Education is seeking contractors to build five brand new secondary schools across the country.

– aimed at improving the literacy levels at Enterprise Primary School

THE Ministry of Education’s Literacy and Robotics programme was launched on Wednesday at the Enterprise Primary School on the East Coast of Demerara by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.

The Ministry of Education has opened bids for the construction of several schools across the hinterland, signaling government’s commitment to achieving universal secondary education and providing a quality learning environment for all students.

–in observance of World Book Day

In observance of ‘World Book Day,’ the Ministry of Education-National Literacy Department hosted a literacy extravaganza on Sunday, aimed to inspire and cultivate a passion for reading and writing.