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In response to the majority of parents calling for schools to be reopened, the Ministry of Education restates its intention to reopen schools on September 6, 2021.

The new school year (2021 – 2022) will begin on September 6, 2021, and the Ministry of Education stands committed to ensuring that schools are reopened.

- in aim for more accuracy of awarding grades

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, MP, has called on parents and guardians of Kamana and other Region Eight villages to use the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant for the development of their children.

Close to 150 school children of Chenapau, Region Eight have benefitted from the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant initiative.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, MP, has assured all hinterland students that the Government has made provisions for them to benefit from the ‘Because We Care’ initiative.

Today, the Honourable Minister of Education Priya Manickchand along with the Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson and the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Coordinator, Ms. Nadia Hollingsworth met with the…

The Government of Guyana has announced that a shipment of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Guyana shortly. The vaccine has been approved in the United States of America to be used by children…

Parents and guardians of students of St. Stanislaus College, Central High, Houston Secondary and Ketley Primary schools have said the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant would boost their household incomes, as they prepare…

Students of the North Ruimveldt Secondary, East Ruimveldt Secondary and St. Pius Primary schools on Thursday received a total of $30.3 million through the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant initiative.

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips today concluded a ministerial outreach to Barima – Waini (Region One) where he spearheaded the distribution of the Government’s “Because We Care” and…

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education, on Thursday continued the distribution of the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant in Georgetown.