Cashew Island, Mazaruni to get new schools

At the nursery level, 13 learning institutions will be constructed in various areas in Region Nine, including Parabara, Bashaizon, Semonie, and Quatata.

In 2024, construction will commence on primary schools at Kuribrong, Lake Mainstay, and other areas.

Minister Manickchand also highlighted that hinterland and riverine communities are benefitting from a plethora of educational interventions to enhance their livelihoods.

In terms of transportation in the hinterland, the ministry is currently compiling a comprehensive list which will determine where transportation is needed.

“We are currently looking village by village, school by school, to see where we need boats and buses. And we are putting that list together. We had a conversation with the president about it,” Minister Manickchand highlighted.

Pupils in the hinterland communities are also receiving nutritional meals through the school feeding programme.

Meanwhile, the government continues to intensify efforts to increase access to distance education through the Guyana Learning Channel (GLC) and the ministry’s radio station, EDYOU FM.

To increase access to educational content in hinterland and remote areas, televisions, solar systems, satellites and radios were provided to many communities.

Over the years, the complement of trained teachers has also increased in the hinterland. Persons there were provided with scholarships through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) to pursue various programmes at accredited universities.