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Guyana joined the rest of the world today in observing World Suicide prevention Day. In a message, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, said although the suicide rate in Guyana remains high, it has reduced over the years. She explained that four years ago, Guyana’s suicide rate stood at 44.2 for every 100,000 people. That […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- The Council for Legal Education (CLE) opened its Annual General Meeting at the Guyana Marriott Hotel this morning with a charge from President David Granger for the Council to improve its work to reach all corners of the Caribbean. In delivering the feature address at the opening of the CLE Meeting, the […]
The Guyana Teachers Union this afternoon announced that the nationwide strike by teachers has been called off following an agreement with the Education Ministry for the teachers’ salary issue to be sent to arbitration. The two sides met for over two hours at the Department of Labour this afternoon for the final conciliation session and […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, today expressed full support for striking teachers in their quest for improved salaries. At his weekly press conference, Jagdeo, who served as President for 12 of his party’s 23 years in Government, said teachers were treated far better under the PPP than they are being treated now. Under the […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has expressed concern over the delay in local content legislation being put forward, even as many regional and international companies are eyeing the oil industry in Guyana. The Chamber has now drafted its own legislation for local content and has since dispatched that to the government. The […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- While chanting remixes to nursery school rhymes and Sunday school songs during their protest today, many of the striking teachers expressed reservations about being at the forefront of the ongoing strike. Some of them expressed worry that if they continue with the industrial action for a long period, they could lose a […]
As striking teachers shouted in protest just outside her Brickdam Office, Education Minister Nicolette Henry revealed to News Source that another conciliation meeting will take place tomorrow. The Ministry is hoping that the process could now move forward to arbitration. Today marked the third day in the new school year and a large number of […]
After taking a one-day break from the picket line, scores of teachers from various schools around Georgetown gathered this morning outside the Brickdam Office of the Minister of Education to restart their picketing and protest. Showers from above were seen more as blessings than a hindrance to the protesting teachers, as many of them came […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- As the nationwide strike by teachers continued today, some schools in Georgetown were badly affected as a majority of teachers stayed away. But at many of the top high schools, there was a large turnout of teachers. In many cases, teachers were in the classrooms conducting classes. At the country’s leading high […]
Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, who has responsibility for Labour, Keith Scott has issued an apology to the nation’s striking teachers. At a recent bursary event, Scott described the striking teachers as “selfish and uncaring” for their actions. In a statement issued through the Ministry of the Presidency today, he said “I would […]
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