Here’s some good news for Latin America: after decades of relative academic isolation, the region’s two biggest countries — Brazil and Mexico — are dramatically increasing their numbers of students attending US universities.
On Wednesday, the Government signed a Memoran-dum of Understanding (MOU) with Fedders Lloyd Corporation for the resumption of the design, construction and outfitting of the Specialty Hospital at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.
By Neville Trotz Dr Neville Trotz served as Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Guyana and Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology at Turkeyen, Guyana, before becoming Science Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretary-General (1991-1997).
Introduction Last week’s column responded to the question: Is Guyana’s GDP an appropriate measure of its economic size, progress or well-being?
Air China has confirmed that it will inaugurate a Beijing to Havana air service on December 27.
Reasons for trade deficit As was noted in the first part of this article, trade remains a very important element of the Guyana economy.
(Continued from last week) As far as I am aware, the only surviving Yellow Poui is planted outside the Prime Minister’s Residence on Main Street.
A great part of Brazil has been in the grip of one of the worst droughts in its history: reservoirs running dry, water strictly rationed, particularly in Sao Paulo.
While we cook all year round, this is the season in which we enter into a cooking frenzy.
The announcement by government that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fedders Lloyd, a reputable Indian company, relating to the Specialty Hospital project, has attracted several negative comments.
At the stiff 2015 European Team Chess Championships which was held in Reykjavik this month, Russia triumphed with double gold medals in the men’s and women’s categories.
Last week, we dealt with the symptoms and treatment of the classic stomatitis (sore mouth) condition.
The whole concept of the Guyana-brand of “junkies” is worth some additional study even though I suspect much has already been attempted with respect to this unwanted social phenomenon.
It has long been observed that women live longer than men, worldwide.
By Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations For the nearly nine years that I have been Secretary-General, I have travelled the world to the front-lines of climate change, and I have spoken repeatedly with world leaders, business people and citizens about the need for an urgent global response Why do I care so much about this issue?
Notwithstanding the fact that most states are said to be independent and sovereign and the governments of small and weak countries are usually not bashful in laying claims to this status, global political economy suggests a different story.
Venezuela’s December 6 congressional elections will be the most undemocratic Latin America has seen in recent history, with the exception of Cuba’s.
Two of Guyana’s cultural and artistic giants were born on November 22 and 23 respectively.
The sensitive subject of terrorism in a Caribbean context is a matter this column has addressed before with some caution.
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