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The Guyana Teachers’ Union has reported that thousands of teachers from across the country downed their teaching tools from this morning, as the union initiated a nationwide strike over the Government’s failure to engage in collective bargaining. Outside of the Ministry of Education’s Head Office in Brickdam, Georgetown, several teachers gathered with parents and other […]
The Government of Guyana has allocated the sum of $5M to the Guyana Teachers Union to assist teachers who fall on difficult times, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said today. During the Consideration of Budget estimates before the Committee of Supply, the Education Minister said the allocation forms part of Government’s effort to assist teachers through […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said he believes the country’s premier tertiary learning institution, the University of Guyana, must improve its operation and output, noting that the experiences that are being relayed about the University, do not reflect what the government wants from an institution that it is preparing to fully support. Responding to questions […]
In a video address to the University of Guyana’s Graduating Class of 2023, President Irfaan Ali, urged the new graduates to seek out local opportunities and assist in the building of Guyana. Guyana has a record of losing many of its University graduates to countries that offer better opportunities and salaries. But speaking directly to […]
The University of Guyana has announced that it has launched an investigation into alleged statements made by a part-time lecturer during a classroom session. Declaring that it is appalled by the “inappropriate” conversation which has been making the rounds on social media, the University said the evidence and the circumstances surrounding the conversation are now […]
The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, today said the headteachers and deputy headteachers who met President Irfaan Ali at State House on Monday, were “handpicked” and had no authority to make representation on behalf of the Union or the more than 7,000 teachers that elected the executive arm of the GTU. […]
With the country being faced with a shortage of teachers, the President is hoping that the more than 2000 teachers that will be added to the system after graduation later this year, will be able to cushion the effects of the shortage of teachers. Speaking to a group of headteachers and deputy headteachers on Monday […]
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