GLOBALLY, the number of people unable to read and write a simple sentence continues to fall, but trends vary considerably across regions and countries,according to the United Nations Educational,

RANKS of the Criminal Investigation Department were, up to late last evening, questioning Gwendolyn Persaud to extract any vital information she may have in relation to the death of

Eighty road fatalities from 66 accidents have been recorded at the end of August 2015, in comparison to 89 fatalities from 82 accidents for the same period in 2014,

THE Inter American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) will be training Regional agricultural and land use officials on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and adaptation of family farming

Mrs. Shirley Madray, District Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, so exhorted the young awardees yesterday as the Guyana Bank for Trade and Investment (GBTI) held its Annual

WHEN it comes to elections in Venezuela, there are at least three things you can usually count on. The upcoming December 6 elections for the National Assembly are no

MINISTER with responsibility for Housing Keith Scott, has set a deadline of February 2016 for private housing developers to complete infrastructural works on their East Bank Demerara housing projects.

Issues affecting children and their rights were addressed yesterday when Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General (AG) Basil William met with stakeholders to discuss the Juvenile Justice Bill.The

THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced that approval has been granted to have a US$5M Climate-Smart Agriculture Fund (CSAF) for the Caribbean and Latin America to encourage private

THE Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, under its Wildlife Management Authority (WMA),held its National Stakeholders Consultation yesterday to discuss the final draft of the Wildlife Import and