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With matching umbrellas bearing the colours of the national flag, Executives of the Guyana Teachers Union walked into conciliation talks with the Ministry of Education and the Labour Department this afternoon, but less than two hours after the meeting was over as the two sides could not agree on a way forward. The Ministry of […]
Eight months since his last press conference, President David Granger is set to appear before the national media on Friday for his first full press conference for the year. The last time the President hosted a media conference was in December 2017 and before that, his previous press conference was in December of 2016. In […]
The 26-year-old pregnant woman who is accused of stabbing her three-year-old son to death appeared in Court this morning and was charged with the child’s murder. The woman, Brenda Ferrier, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. She appeared dazed and she walked into the Courthouse at Cove and John under […]
As the countdown begins to the reopening of schools across the country on Monday, the Ministry of Education is continuing its outreach across the country to meet with teachers and parents. This morning, the Education Minister met with parents and teachers at the Hope School on the East Coast of Demerara and assured them that […]
Schools across Guyana will open their doors on Monday for the new school year. If the current strike action by teachers across the country continues into next week, the Education Ministry has announced that its contingency plan will be put in place. That plan includes the placement of retired teachers and trainee teachers in the […]
The Government has announced the appointment of Australian born, oil and gas expert, Matthew Wilks, as the new Oil and Gas Adviser to the Department of Energy. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of the Presidency described Mr. Wilks as “an experienced senior oil and gas business developer and negotiator” According to the Ministry, […]
The General Council of the Guyana Teachers Union has decided that the union will offer a partial cash relief for those striking teachers who will see money being deducted from their salaries for absent days. At an afternoon press conference today, just after the General Council wrapped up its meeting, GTU President Mark Lyte, assured […]
The Guyana Teacher’s Union has indicated that it will attend a third attempt to start conciliation talks on the salaries dispute for teachers, but at that Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, the union will also indicate its distrust in the Department of Labour as host of the conciliation process. Appearing on 94.1 FM’s Jumpstart Morning Show, […]
A post mortem examination carried out on the body of the 3-year-old boy, who was stabbed to death by his mother, has found that he was stabbed to the heart and that was responsible for his death. The 26-year-old mother, who is currently pregnant, is to be arraigned this week on a murder charge. She […]
Teachers across the country officially started their strike action today as their union, the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education continue to fail in their efforts to reach an agreement on the salary increases for teachers. Across the country today, teachers came out in their hundreds in mid-morning marches and picketing action. In […]
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