GUYANA started seriously considering upgrading its health surveillance system this past week to better detect communicable and non-communicable diseases. Once pursued, this upgrade should …

THE final round of this year’s United Nations (UN) climate talks, COP27, were held this past week, and while world leaders and their negotiators …

A FEW weeks ago, when we were all celebrating the top performers after the announcement of this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)’s results, I …

IT isn’t often you would read comments or pieces from any sportsperson about the challenges they face while they strive to make us all …

OVER the past few days, global attention has been directed towards Haiti because overlapping crises mean that the nation’s more than 11 million people …

IT’S always great to see the overwhelming support for mental health care and those individuals in need of support on special days like World …

ADEQUATE psychosocial support, in general, is a challenge locally despite continuous gains made. In schools, where children have all sorts of experiences and challenges …

FOR the first time in its ten-year history, the final leg of the Caribbean Premiere League (CPL), dubbed the ‘biggest party in sport’- was …

WORLD leaders seem to agree that a greater focus on improving children’s access to education is crucial, even during challenging or unforeseen circumstances. If …

MORE than 16,000 pupils wrote the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year. While much attention is often placed on the high flyers, and …