Ministry of Education, Guyana

The Ministry of Education, Department of Youth, has commenced a youth empowerment process. This follows the adoption of the National Youth Policy by the National Assembly. The Department is consulting with leaders of registered youth groups to help identify their needs and areas for possible collaboration.

The Inter-Guiana Games was kicked off last evening with a grand opening ceremony at the Leonora Stadium, before Guyana and Suriname participated in intense track and field showdown. Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine before declaring the games opened, wished both teams success. The Minister said that sports have always…

Although it was Fatima Karim of St. Rose’s High School who achieved 19 grade ones and one grade two passes at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, it was in fact her counterpart from Queen’s College’s, Kayshav Tewari, who was officially named the country’s Most Outstanding Overall CSEC Performer.

“I can tell you from my own limited personal experience that there is no disconnect between the playing field and the classroom; the playing field can reinforce the classroom.” This assertion was made yesterday by Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, when he addressed the Ministry of Education’s 20th National…