In an effort to contribute towards literacy in Guyana, the Rotaract Club of the University of Guyana on September17, last, launched the Victoria Literacy Programme, in Victoria, East Coast Demerara.

It was hailed as promoting “green thinking” in the Caricom region and the launching of the Green Engineering syllabus by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for its Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in Guyana was deemed a timely move by the region’s education oversight body.Accordingly , the stage is being set for the development of the green engineer sector as young academics have already indicated their intention of pursuing careers in the that field of study.

Six top-performing students at the last National Grade Six Assessment Examinations (NGSA) drawn from three primary schools within the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) recently received bursary awards from the council.The award ceremony took place on Saturday, August 20 at the Eccles/Ramsburg NDC Office.

The education and training provided to students of the Caribbean is for the most part disconnected from the human resource which the region needs for its economic development.

Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Glenroy Cumberbatch, yesterday emphasised, to education stakeholders, the need to align education and training with the needs of the region.