Maths teaching a key aim of US$13.3m World Bank deal

Approved in April this year, Guyana and the World Bank yesterday signed a US$13.3M loan agreement which will see a major focus on maths  teaching and the training of 6,500 teachers.

In addition, a new building will be constructed for the University of Guyana’s Health Sciences Faculty and standards of the Uni-versity of Guyana’s medical programme improved so that it comes into line with the Caribbean Accreditation Authority in Medicine and other Health Professions.