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After having teachers on strike for more than 75 days during two periods since February, the Guyana Teachers Union has dropped its demand for its 2019 to 2023 proposal to be negotiated first, and has now agreed with the Ministry of Education to shelve that period and begin salary negotiations from this year moving forward. […]
The National Grade Six Assessment examinations in Guyana are administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council, and according to the Director of Operations for Examinations Services at the CXC, Dr Nicole Manning, Guyana recorded significant improvements in English Language, Mathematics and Social Studies at this year’s exams. She noted, however, that the country’s performance in […]
Gaining 503.34 marks out the 504.24 total, Success Elementary School student, Alisha Scheller has emerged as the top performing student at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations. The results were released this morning by the Ministry of Education. The top student, who is already on vacation, was represented at the presentation of the […]
Conciliation talks between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education began today with the Government maintaining its position that it cannot facilitate retroactive increases dating back to 2019. The union may now be forced to decide whether it relinquishes its 2019-2023 multi-year proposal. After today’s meeting, President of the GTU, Mark Lyte […]
Weeks after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo pitched the idea of the Government considering E-schooling, President Irfaan Ali today confirmed an eventual move in that direction for some communities. Speaking to residents of the Santa Aratack community earlier today, the President said he has already received a proposal for e-schooling, noting that it is becoming necessary […]
As the Education Ministry rolls out the distribution of the “Because We Care” cash grant for school children, Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, revealed that a total of $9.2 Billion will be distributed to the parents of children in both the public and private schools in the coming days. The Minister further explained […]
In a joint statement issued on Saturday, eight civil society groups, including the Guyana Human Rights Association, Transparency Guyana, Red Thread and the Guyana Trades Union Congress, called on the Government of Guyana to adopt a more “dignified” approach to dealing with industrial relation matters. The joint statement zeroed in on the strike action by […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has agreed to call off the ongoing strike by teachers, having reached an agreement with the Ministry of Education on the Terms of Resumption today. Teachers are now expected to return to school by Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Among the terms of that agreement are that there […]
The President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Mark Lyte, has confirmed that another meeting with the Ministry of Education is set for Friday, as the strike action by teachers continue. While holding back on details, Mr. Lyte revealed that the Union will be heading into that meeting with an agreed position, based on consultations with […]
With concerns that teachers could be struck off the pay sheet if they fail to resume duty on the last day of the current academic school term, and report for work on the first day of the new school term in September, Executives of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) are consulting with teachers across the […]
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