By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2024
Business, Education, News, Opinions
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2024
Education, News, Politics
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, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2024
Education, News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2024
Education, News
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. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2024
Education, News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2024
Education, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2024
Education, News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 25, 2024
Education, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2024
Education, News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 23, 2024
Education, News, Politics
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 […]