Today, the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigal Dharamlall and Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat turned the sod signifying the beginning of the construction of a new Abrams Zuil Secondary School in Region Two.

Today, the proprietor of Innovative IT Solutions, Mr. Somal Sharma donated 50 Canon Pixma printers to the Ministry of Education. Receiving on behalf of the Ministry was the Honourable Minister of Education Priya Manickchand.

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education will commence the handing over of the “Because We Care” Cash Grant and the School Uniform and Supplies Grant to children in the public school system on July 15, 2021. The Because We Care Grant is valued at $15,000 this year and the School Uniform and Supplies Grant is valued at $4,000, giving a total of $19,000 for each child in the public education system.

- Now qualified in cookery
- Given start-up kits to begin careers

The Ministry of Education has noted a panicked, sensational, reckless and potentially dangerous post attributed to the Guyana Teachers’ Union which alleges that a COVID-19 positive student has been placed in the “same environment with staff, students and candidates writing CSEC math today at a Region 6 Secondary School.”

NGSA will be written on the 4th and 5th of August 2021. The first mock exam was written a fortnight ago. The second mock exam will be written in a little less than 2 weeks.

- ‘Mathlete’ and Spelling Bee competitions coming soon