MINISTER of Education, Priya Manickchand, recently met with the Cuban Ambassador to Guyana, Jorge Fancisco Soberon Luis, discuss expansion of the Special Education Centre and about possible collaborations regarding the teaching of Spanish in schools.

Present during the meeting was Assistant Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND), Mr Keon Cheong.
Minister Manickchand and Ambassador Luis discussed services offered by the centre, along with plans to provide additional support to expand those services to the Caribbean region.
Also discussed was the collaboration with Cuba to provide Spanish teachers for Guyana’s education system.

Following the meeting, Cheong guided Minister Manickchand and Ambassador Luis through the Regional Special Education Needs/Disability Diagnostic & Treatment Centre, located in the Cyril Potter College of Education’s compound, where they interacted with the staff.