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The current strike action by teachers is expected to continue for the remainder of the week and into next week, as the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education ended the second day of their talks with no agreement on the Terms of Resumption, to allow for the process of Conciliation. Officials from […]
Demerara Distillers Limited is seeking the intervention of the Government of Guyana and CARICOM over Trinidad and Tobago’s rejection of a shipment of packaged milk and the restriction of the entry of flavoured water exported by the company. At a late afternoon press conference, DDL’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Komal Samaroo explained that the […]
Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party and former Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall, while being interrogated by the Police today on the latest sexual assault report made against him, repeatedly denied the allegations, which was made by a former employee of the Local Government Ministry. A report was filed last week by the former employee, […]
The Guyana Prison Service has launched a search for convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison while labouring at the snackette in the compound of the Cecil Kilkenny training school. The prisoner made his escape at around 1pm today. He was serving a two-year sentence for break and enter, and simple larceny. […]
Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign Relations, Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir has issued a call for the Government of Guyana to counter the disinformation that has been coming out of Venezuela in recent days. In a statement, MP Walton-Desir highlighted recent video of a bridge being built by Venezuelan troops, with the claim by Caracas that […]
With the ongoing conciliation talks between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union continuing this morning, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand noted the concerns of her Ministry about the learning loss that is being experienced as a result of the absence of teachers from the classrooms. Teachers across the country resumed their strike […]
Guyana continues to see a growing number of migrant children being enrolled in local classrooms as more persons continue to cross the borders from neighbouring Venezuela to escape the hardships in their country. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, revealed this morning that there are more than 3000 migrant children currently enrolled in local classrooms at […]
The Government of Guyana has announced that some 13,000 students are set to benefit from the first phase of its student debt write-off at the University of Guyana. According to the Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, the first phase eliminates loans owed by graduates of the University of Guyana. The University of Guyana […]
After meeting for more than six hours, the first day of concilliation talks between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education ended in gridlock this afternoon, with the two sides failing to meet a compromise on the particulars to be discussed, including the timeline for the wage talks. The meeting will continue […]
The Guyana Police Force, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to build the capacity of the local Police Force. The signing ceremony took place this morning at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Deputy Commissioner of the […]
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