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Scores of students from Grades 9 to 12 finally returned to full face-to-face learning at schools on Monday, after almost two years of online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(April 25, 2022) - After being closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today public schools fully reopened their doors to children across Guyana. Over the next week, pupils in every grade will be returning to…

Education Minister Priya Manickchand said that literacy is not just a national issue but it is also a global matter that is being addressed. She said that low literacy rates have been exacerbated by the COVID-19…

Teaching children to earn, save and manage money is essential, according to Athalyah Yisreal, the co-founder of Outliers Zone Caribbean – a company dedicated to teaching money management skills.

(April 20, 2022) - Today, the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand met with the academic and administrative staff of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE). The meeting focused on enhancing and…

Autism acceptance is essential for inclusivity of all persons with disabilities.

Easter at MOE - The Ministry of Education held its Easter program today at the Ministry's 21 Brickdam parking lot where staff were reminded about the reason behind Easter and the significance it has in their lives.

Easter Bonanza 2022! - Today the Department of Education - Georgetown hosted an Easter Bonanza event for the children living along Leopold and Breda Streets, Georgetown.

The Ministry of Education expresses its sympathy to the family of legendary Guyanese actor Henry Rodney who passed away on April 7 at the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, New York City.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) is working with the Ministry of Education and other agencies to tackle the issue of illegal drugs making their way into schools.

An issue of unpaid Cooperative Thrift Society payments to children of the Sparta Primary School in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) that was reported since 2019 has been resolved, the Education Ministry informed on…

A delegation from the University of Southern Caribbean (USC) on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand at her Brickdam office.