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By Svetlana Marshall The Education and Labour Ministers today warned teachers against going on strike, contending that the conditions for industrial action have not been met, and any move to withdraw their services would be deemed unlawful. The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has been lobbying thousands of teachers to take industrial action from Monday, over […]
The Ministry of Education has taken a decision to bar persons and organizations from entering schools to make donations or conduct activities without prior approval from the Ministry. In a circular issued to Head Teachers and Education Officials, Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, said the Ministry has been inundated with complaints from citizens, as well […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the HydroMet Service are advising the public that air quality monitoring has determined a moderate concentration of Sahara dust which is present in the atmosphere over several parts of Guyana and it is expected to increase. The increase in concentrations of particulate matter is due to the significant amounts […]
By Svetlana Marshall Thousands of teachers from across the country are set to go on strike from Monday, as the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) initiates industrial action over Government’s failure to address the Multi-Year Agreement proposed by the Union. Since 2020, the GTU has been pushing for an across-the-board increase in salaries as part of […]
The Guyana Fire Service has determined that the overheating of electrical appliances which resulted in sparking, was the cause of yesterday’s fire in Springlands, Corentyne which completely gutted a building that housed an upholstery shop and a hotel next door. In a report today, the Guyana Service said two fire tenders responded to the blaze […]
Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore is begging the commercial community for patience as the City Council grapples with a High Court ruling, which has ordered the removal of vendors operating on the outskirt of the Muneshwers Store on Water Street. During a press conference today, Mentore assured reporters that the City Council will devise […]
The National Assembly’s Committee of Supply this afternoon cleared over $16B for the Guyana Defence Force to boost its infrastructure and to purchase new equipment such as drones and other devices. During the consideration of the budget estimates, Opposition Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan, queried the allocation under the Defence and Security support. Minister of […]
A well-known Agriculture Officer from Region 10 died tragically this afternoon in an accident along the Tacama Road in the Berbice River area in Region 10. Three other persons were badly injured in the accident and remain hospitalized. Officials in Region 10 have identified the dead man as Aaron Leith who worked at the National […]
The Government has defended the $270.9M in subvention that has been set aside for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), even as Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson continues to question whether Guyana is getting value for money. The Parliamentary Committee of Supply was told today that the Public Procurement Commission has completed just four investigations […]
President Irfaan Ali last has announced that the Government will be working with the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, (GAWU) as well as sugar workers, to find a mechanism to increase their salaries. In a Facebook Live discussion with the Finance Minister at his side, the President said the sugar industry as well as […]
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