By News Source Guyana on February 19, 2024
Education, News, Politics
Teachers across the country continued to stay away from their classrooms in large numbers today as their strike action entered its third week. Across the country, teachers gathered in large numbers and hosted protest marches. In Georgetown, hundreds of teachers and their supporters moved into the Kingston area, close to the Marriott Hotel, where the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 19, 2024
News, Politics
The 2024 Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo opened this morning at the Marriott Hotel with President Irfaan Ali unveiling parts of Guyana’s Oil and Gas Master Plan, which will see major investments in Guyana’s infrastructure to support the country’s ambitions in transportation and logistics. The President told delegates of the Conference that the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 19, 2024
Business, News, Politics
With increasing energy security challenges facing the region, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley today said Guyana, as well as Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname, as the three oil producing nations in the region, can play a critical role in averting the challenges currently being faced in the region. Speaking at the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 19, 2024
News, Politics
In a ceremonial bricklaying ceremony on Sunday for a US$300 Million Qatari Hotel on Carifesta Avenue, President Irfaan Ali noted the benefits that the new facility will add to Guyana’s tourism product. The hotel is expected to include 260 rooms and 150 apartments along with conference and other facilities. It will be built on the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2024
News, Politics
The ongoing strike by teachers across the country will continue for a third week from next Monday, President of Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte has announced today. “It’s day 10 of the Guyana Teachers’ Union strike, and we are still outside. Yes, we are still outside on day 10, and we are going to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2024
News, Politics
The Private Sector Commission will be meeting next week to discuss whether there is a role for the Commission, as a mediator, to bring an end to the nationwide strike by teachers. The strike by teachers has been ongoing for the past two weeks, leaving many classrooms across the country empty. Chairman of the Private […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2024
News, Politics
The Guyana Trades Union Congress has rubbished Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s contention that Coretta McDonald is ineligible to serve as a General Secretary for the Guyana Teachers Union, because of her position as a Member of Parliament. In a statement today, General Secretary of the GTUC, Lincoln Lewis, accused the Vice President of continuing to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2024
News, Politics
Investigations have been launched into the devastating fire which gutted the Castle Hotel in New Amsterdam on Wednesday afternoon. The Fire Service said it was summoned to the scene of the blaze just after 4:30pm and immediately went into action. According to the Fire Service, it was able to source water from nearby hydrants. However, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2024
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said that a large number of the nation’s teachers who have been on strike have started to return to the classroom. He has also issued a stern warning to Headteachers not to close schools or prevent teachers from going into the classroom, making it clear that there will be consequences. […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2024
News, Politics
The nationwide strike by teachers is continuing with more teachers speaking out the Government’s continued reluctance to engage the Guyana Teachers’ Union as the second week of the strike action winds down. In Essequibo, outspoken teacher Martin Samaroo, took to social media this morning and explained the hardships facing teachers and the need for the […]