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By Svetlana Marshall Maintaining that the nationwide industrial action initiated by the Guyana Teachers’ Union is ‘illegal’, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton, are warning teachers that there will be consequences for their strike action. “The Government is the Government of law and order. The Government will do what is […]
Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr Paloma Mohamed believes greater support is needed to advance the work of the country’s premier tertiary educational institution. “We need more, and we deserve more,” the Vice Chancellor said during an appearance on the 94.1 FM Jumpstart Morning Show. But though a public debate has erupted in […]
The Government has amended the Natural Resource Fund Act to allow for increased withdrawals from the nation’s Natural Resource Fund. According to Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, the aim is to accelerate the delivery of public goods and services to Guyanese, while optimizing the financing mix in keeping with sound fiscal management. The Opposition staged […]
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 […]
Police investigators are continuing their probe into the execution-style murder of Campbellville resident Joseph Wilkinson, aka “Dreddy”. The 49-year-old man was shot dead early yesterday morning, moments after he stepped out from a wake that he was attending in the South Ruimveldt Park area. According to reports, while attending the wake, Wilkinson stepped outside the […]
Teachers from across the country are set to begin strike action today against the Government’s failure to meet and negotiate on their multi-year agreement that was submitted more than three years ago. The Ministry of Education spent the weekend trying to convince teachers not to strike, with a flurry of social media posts and ads […]
The Government has commenced negotiations with the University of the West Indies’ School of Medicine to move its Campus from Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana, President Irfaan Ali has announced. The UWI School of Medicine falls under the Faculty of Medical Sciences, which also covers Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing. Speaking at the Commissioning […]
A mid-morning fire ripped through the living quarters for the Guyana Prison Service this morning in Kingston, completely gutting the wooden building. A cause of the fire is still to be determined, but a total of 30 prison officers who stayed at the property have been affected. Most of the prison officers are from outside […]
One month after taking up membership of the United Nations Security, Council, Guyana has taken over the reigns of the Presidency of the Council for the month of February. Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carloyn Rodrigues-Birkett promised that Guyana will use its voice on the Security Council to ensure global peace and […]
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 […]
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