CXC clarifies CTEC grading as students adjust to new modular mathematics results
THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has moved to clarify the meaning of the new Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) module grades following confusion among students, parents and teachers over the appearance of additional grades alongside 2026 CSEC results. The clarification is particularly relevant to candidates who received their CSEC Mathematics results this year and noticed […]
Cosmetology tops demand as BIT engages Ruimveldt residents
– in bid to match training to community need THE Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has provided training opportunities to more than 18,000 Guyanese since 2020, a track record built in part on community engagement sessions such as the one it held recently in the East and West Ruimveldt areas of Georgetown, where cosmetology emerged […]
Education investments paying off – Parag
– as more students excel at CSEC, CAPE – points to rise in top-performing students and improved results at government and hinterland schools Minister of Education Sonia Parag says the improved performance recorded at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) examinations is evidence that the Government’s continued investment […]
Heritage month calendar unveiled to showcase Indigenous culture nationwide
MINISTER of Amerindian Affairs, Sarah Browne‑Shadeek, has announced the government’s official calendar of activities for Amerindian Heritage Month, emphasising its role in promoting Indigenous culture across the length and breadth of Guyana. The month-long observance, fully funded by the Government of Guyana, provides opportunities for Indigenous people to earn income while sharing their traditions, crafts […]
Warapoka leading tourism in Region One
The Warapoka in Region One, sees a bright future in Tourism and agriculture with the Toshao Jeremy Boyal undertaking to further spread the knowledge of the two disciplines to other communities. “What we are doing now, we want to develop a local package for other community members who are around Santa Rosa which is the […]
Called to Serve: Michael Gouveia’s journey through healthcare, faith and service
WHAT does a healthcare administrator really do? For Michael Gouveia, Coordinator of Indigenous People’s Communities of the Department of Regional Health Services of the Ministry of Health, the answer goes far beyond paperwork, meetings and spreadsheets. His responsibilities, he explains, start at the bottom of a healthcare facility and end at its roof, and everything […]
The President’s response and the intellectual decline of public discourse
Dear Editor, WHEN one examines the ongoing debate regarding recent comments made by President Irfaan Ali in response to a question about the rising cost of living, it becomes painfully obvious that public discourse in Guyana continues to lose nuance, context and analytical depth at an alarming rate. This is what the President was asked […]
Cost of Living: Government has done its part, now we must do ours
Dear Editor, THERE is understandable public concern about the cost of living. This is not a new topic but has been a hot one in every country since 2020. In developed and developing countries, governments are battling with this issue. In Guyana, our government has been very proactive in tackling this problem through demand-side and […]
President Ali, food choices, and the elephant in the room
Dear Editor, PRESIDENT Ali’s recent comment encouraging citizens to cook their own meals instead of buying restaurant food – and the meme reactions it provoked – is a useful occasion to clarify two ideas that get conflated in almost every Guyanese debate about the cost of living. One is cost of living, and the other […]
No statement but a clear message
MONDAY’S meeting between Aubrey Norton and Azruddin Mohamed was never going to solve much, and Guyanese who’ve watched this opposition limp along all year were right not to expect it. Harder to shrug off is the promised joint statement that never arrived, and a deadline that passed in total silence. No postponement. No acknowledgment that […]
