Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand (sixth from right) Permanent Secretary, Delma Nedd and University of Guyana Vice Chancellor, Jacob Opadeyi, along with the awardees of the LCDS grants during the signing ceremony at the UG Education Lecture Theatre, Turkeyen Campus. The University of Guyana (UG) yesterday awarded eight grants to the tune of US$329, 000 to teams of academic staff of the institution, towards research in Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) areas.
This research is part of the UG Science and Technology Support Project (UGSTSP), which is based on a US$10M credit from the World Bank to the Government of Guyana. (GINA photo)