President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday night said the University of Guyana (UG) has received more than 20,000 applications for the upcoming academic year. With UG filled, he highlighted, the government will now engage private tertiary institutions on how students can be supported. The surge, he said, comes after the government decided to make university The post Gov’t engaging private schools to help support tertiary learning appeared first on News Room Guyana.

See below the full release from the Alliance For Change:  In the run-up to the September 1, 2025 general and regional elections, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Alliance For Change this evening elected Laura George as its’ Prime Ministerial candidate. In an intense process of deliberations, members of the NEC participated in the The post Laura George is AFC’s Prime Ministerial candidate appeared first on News Room Guyana.

President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced the establishment of a new digital payment system meant to make pension payments much easier. Addressing supporters gathered at a public meeting in Industry on Friday night, President Ali revealed that the government is finalising plans to introduce a digital payment card system for pensioners. The initiative will allow pensioners The post New digital payment system for pensioners coming – President appeared first on News Room Guyana.

Another 11 homes for children have been ‘adopted’ in phase four of First Lady Arya Ali’s ‘adopt-an-orphanage’ initiative. Over the next 12 months, these homes will receive sponsorship from private companies to primarily cover their utilities and other monthly expenses. This was announced by the First Lady at the launch of phase four on Friday The post 11 more children’s homes to receive year-long support through First Lady’s initiative appeared first on News Room Guyana.