Education more accessible but analysis of efforts needed – Gilbert

PPP member Kwame Gilbert yesterday said education is more accessible than ever and that CSEC results have demonstrated the strides made in education reform, but added that in the light of dwindling literacy rates there is a need to study what is working and what is not.

His statements were made at a PPP press conference, in wake of Guyana copping five of the eight Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) awards this year, including Anna Regina Multilateral School’s Yogeeta Persaud winning the award for overall outstanding achievement in the region with 18 grade ones at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

Gilbert said the party wished to congratulate the awardees but acknowledged that while primary and secondary education were