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Coming to the defense of the Ministry of Education, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, believes that the demands being being made by Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) for the resumption of work are “premature.” The GTU is demanding that teachers must receive an interim 20% across-the-board payment before the ongoing strike is […]
Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, has written to Regional Education Officers informing them that a decision has been taken by the Education Ministry that there will be no administering of end-of-year examinations in public primary and secondary schools at the end of the current school term. The end-of-year exams are usually used for promotional purposes […]
An interim 20% across-the-board payment for teachers, is among conditions laid out by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) for the resumption of work, as teachers continue their strike action and the union continues to engage with the Ministry of Education. In its most recent statement, the GTU said the payment should be made immediately. The […]
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 […]
Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine, has written to the Guyana Teachers’ Union and the Ministry of Education inviting both sides to Conciliation talks, as teachers are continuing their resumed strike action. General Secretary of the GTU, Coretta McDonald, informed teachers late yesterday that following the virtual meeting between GTU Executives and teachers about their ongoing […]
Teachers across the country resumed strike action today, and the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte reported this afternoon that more than 60% of the nation’s teachers stayed away from their jobs. The GTU said its members made a decision to resume strike action over the Government’s continued failure to engage the […]
With the Government holding firm to its position that it will only negotiate salaries for teachers from this year moving forward and not the 2019-to 2023 period, the Guyana Teachers’ Union has announced that a decision has been taken for teachers to resume their strike action. At a press conference today, GTU officials said the […]
High Court Judge, Sandil Kissoon, today gave the Government 24hrs to produce records of the discussions with the Guyana Teachers’ Union on the issue of collective bargaining. The Judge made the order today after listening to arguments from the GTU’s Attorney Darren Wade and from the Attorney General Anil Nandlall on the GTU’s most recent […]
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