Guyana
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Boys and girls: redressing the balance
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – According to a recent international study conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), teachers are giving girls higher marks than boys in school-based assessments, not simply because they are brighter but because they are being rewarded for such attributes as attentiveness, eagerness and organisational skills. The study also suggests that socio-economically advantaged students fare…
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Youth appears in court on charges of attempting to assassinate President Ramotar
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A 17 year-old Irish youth will re-appear in court on April 30 on a charge of threatening to assassinate President Donald Ramotar. Cillian James Crosson, a volunteer teacher at Shulinab, Rupununi, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman, who released him on GUY$60,000 (One Guyana dollar = US$0.01 cents) bail. The court heard that Crosson, who arrived here …
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Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe GEORGETOWN, Guyana – When –as appears likely, at least at this juncture – general elections are held in Zimbabwe later this year under a new constitution Robert Mugabe will, in all likelihood, be running for office as President of the Southern African country again. The one-time freedom fighter turned 89 in February, a juncture in most political leaders’ lives…
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Haiti president seeks UN funds to rebuild country
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Haiti President Michel Martelly has urged the United Nations to divert some of the billions of dollars it spends yearly on peacekeeping efforts to infrastructure projects, job creation and poverty alleviation. Officials need to think about sustainable development instead of security in the impoverished country that is still recovering from a devastating earthquake in 2010, Martelly said…
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Export-led growth? Who will lead in the Caribbean?
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A huge burden is presently placed on the private sector in the Caribbean. In the midst of steady economic decline of many Caribbean countries, governments have turned to the private sector to continue to earn foreign exchange, to keep down prices for goods and services, to maintain and expand employment, and to pay taxes. It is in…
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Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel?
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The announcement of a changing of the guard in Havana – albeit not for another five years – has been somewhat overshadowed by all the fuss over the death of President Hugo Chávez and the election of Pope Francis. But the identification of a successor to Fidel and Raúl Castro in Cuba, although relatively lacking in drama,…
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CARICOM wants successful outcome to meeting on arms trade treaty
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will be pressing for a successful conclusion to the final negotiation session of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty which began at the United Nations on Monday, according to a statement issued by the CARICOM Secretariat. It said such an outcome to the 10-day conference is of vital…
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President Martelly to visit Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Haiti’s President and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, Michel Martelly arrives here on Wednesday for a two-day visit to the Secretariat of the regional integration grouping. A CARICOM Secretariat statement said that Martelly will hold discussions with CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque and his executive management team on Thursday.
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Assistance priorities in Haiti
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – When high-level teams from the Caribbean Community and the United Nations Security Council visited Haiti in February last year to assess the post 2010 earthquake reconstruction efforts, one of the unanticipated issues that had to be taken account of was an outbreak of cholera which has resulted up to now in a total of about 8000 persons…
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Finance Minister to present budget next Monday
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh will on Monday March 25 present the national budget to the National Assembly. Singh said that the focus of the Donald Ramotar government will be to continue with the acceleration of economic growth and social development, with emphasis on macroeconomic stability and preserving the conditions that are conducive to attracting investment,…
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