The government, through Minister within the Ministry of Education with responsibility for Culture, Nicolette Henry, will begin the process for establishing an Institute of Creative Arts.

Henry made this announcement at the launch of the National Drama Festival.

The Sophia Training Centre’s (STC) twenty-ninth Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) programme began on May 16, 2016 with 105 trainees. The programme ended today with the awarding of certificates to 85 graduands (61 males and 44 females), who, despite challenges pursued their training to the end.

The Saint Stanislaus College Alumni Association is continuing its effort to upkeep and maintain the academic excellence of their Alma Mater, by offering scholarships.

This year the college is observing its 150th anniversary and in its quest to boost the teaching compliment, the Toronto and Guyana Chapters of the Old Students’ Association awarded two scholarships each, to the University of Guyana, to four former students.

It was a joyous day on Saturday for 18-year-old Joylyn Conway. She received her Diploma in Chemistry at the 15th Convocation of the University of Guyana’s (UG), Tain Campus, Region Six, even as she celebrated her birthday.

Conway said, “At first it was rough because of transitioning from high school and having stayed home for three months, kind of lost touch with school work. The grades I attained in my first semester, I was not happy, so I was determined that I have to work and I know what I wanted. I wanted to make my parents proud and myself proud as well.”