AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTVET & Skills: Freeburg Secondary’s 60 Grade 10 students start a six-month “Weekend Welders” programme at the Guyana Industrial Training Centre, mixing safety, theory and hands-on welding to fast-track internationally recognised engineering qualifications. Agri Tech & Food Security: NAREI gets a G$60M vehicle boost—five pickups, six ATVs and 12 motorcycles—to strengthen Carambola Fruit Fly surveillance and extension work across fruit-producing areas. Robotics on the World Stage: Team Guyana Robotics heads to South Korea for FIRST Global Challenge 2026, bringing a wildfire-themed robot built and coded by students. Digital Finance: The Guyana Development Bank online portal goes live (help desks to follow), offering simple sign-up and zero-interest, no-collateral loans up to G$3M with mentorship support. Health Workforce: Medvarsity/GOAL graduates 115 healthcare professionals from Guyana’s first cohort of specialised online health science programmes. Public Safety Tech: Home Affairs says police digitisation will track unanswered calls, while forensic lab capacity is being expanded for more local ballistics and toxicology testing. Education Policy: The Ministry of Education clarifies that CSEC 2027 students must complete required SBAs; “Paper 032” won’t replace them.
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