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Days after the Government offered teachers a salary increase of 9% for 2024 and that offer was rejected by the Guyana Teachers Union, the Government has increased the offer to 10%. News Source has learnt that since the last meeting between the two sides on Thursday, the GTU President has been informed that the Government […]
In its latest collaboration with the University of Guyana and the Ministry of Education, GUYDRONES hosted a mini exhibition at its La Bonne Intention office, exposing a number of children between the ages of 10 and 14 to the world of drones and drone technology. Vice President and Chief Pilot of GUYDRONES, Ershad Mahamad, told […]
The Government of Guyana has made an initial proposal of a 7% salary increase for teachers for this year with a further 6% increase for 2025 and another 6% increase for 2026, according to sources familiar with the proposal. The counter proposal by the Government follows the submitted proposal of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, which […]
By Rennie Parris In the second part of our series on transforming your business idea into a viable business, we’ll be focusing on creating a robust business model, which is crucial to understanding how your company creates, delivers, and captures value. Let’s dive in! Creating a Robust Business Model Creating a robust business model is […]
As the Guyana Teachers’ Union gears up for a new round of negotiations with the Ministry of Education, it is proposing a 39.5% salary increase for teachers on Scales 1 to 3 for 2024 and an additional 30% for 2025 and 2026. The Union is also pushing for other teachers within the public education sector, […]
In the early hours of this morning, the People’s Progressive Party Government used its slim majority in the National Assembly to pass an Amendment, which changes the composition of the University of Guyana’s Governing Council from 26 members to 32. There were strong objections from the Parliamentary Opposition, which encouraged the Government to have the […]
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 […]
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