University of Guyana Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith

DEAR EDITOR,

Plaisance gets community upgrades

 Apr 17, 2019  Ministry of Communities, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Infrastructure, News

― students of University of Guyana pioneered the community development projects

In the arena of creating music for popular consumption, it is sometimes the case that a song about which one is very excited, and generating high expectations, will land like a thud – seemingly totally dismissed by the population.  An example is my song “Hit The Road,” which I wrote for a Tradewinds studio session in Toronto, extolling that band-on-the-road aspect of Trinidad carnival. I felt it would do well in Port-of-Spain, but it was simply ignored.  In contrast, I did a column here recently, titled Knowing Our Stalwarts, and the response, frankly, surprised me.

New research to address mental health challenges in Guyana

 By Hannah Grimmette  April 12, 2019

An OU academic is leading an ambitious new research project to address mental health challenges in Guyana.

This will result in a new honours degree in Mental Health Nursing in Guyana, which has gained support from the Guyanese government, the higher education sector, and civic society.

UG opens Centre for Behavioural Research and Sciences

 Apr 12, 2019  Government, Ministry of Education, News

― Masters in Clinical Psychology programme launched

─ PM Nagamootoo, performing the functions of president, officially commissioned the $100M building

THE Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Centre of Behavioural Sciences and Research at the University of Guyana is set for opening this month.

Construction of the centre was completed a few weeks ago by Buddy’s Construction, a local general construction company which was responsible for the completion of many large-scale construction projects in Guyana.

The next step will be the furnishing of the building and the official opening of the centre for use by students, faculty and UG management.

― students exposed to career-guiding information

― Participated in several edutainment sessions

DPI, Guyana, Saturday, April 6, 2019

The University of Guyana (UG) hosted its annual career fair and open day, at its Tain Berbice Campus on April 5.

The event was attended by hundreds of students from various Primary and Secondary schools across regions 5 and 6. In attendance too were representatives from both government and private agencies.