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The President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Mark Lyte, is disputing statements made by the Education Minister, Nicolette Henry that the GTU and the Ministry were set to meet again to deal wit negotiations about the salary for teachers. Speaking to reporters today, the GTU President said following the counter proposal pushed forward by the […]
The Minister of Education is hoping to meet with the Guyana Teachers Union this week, even as the Union is preparing for nationwide strike action by teachers, set to begin at the end of the month. In a statement released last evening through the Ministry of the Presidency, Education Minister, Nicolette Henry, said the GTU […]
The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Mark Lyte, believes that the planned strike action by teachers nationwide could be averted if the Government presents a feasible and acceptable proposal. The GTU has called on teachers to begin strike action from August 27 until further notice, to press the President David Granger led government to […]
Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, on Monday blasted persons he described as “self appointed experts on oil”, over their doom and gloom outlook for the oil industry in Guyana. Gaskin was at the time speaking at the launching of the American Chamber in Guyana at the Marriott Hotel. He said while Guyanese should not bend […]
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has committed its support to addressing the migration of the Venezuelans and to help boost Guyana’s capacity to deal with such situations in the event of future occurrences. According to the Ministry of the Presidency, the IOM is currently conducting work in gathering data on the migrants and observed […]
The American Chamber of Commerce in Guyana was officially launched on Monday evening at the Marriott Hotel with the hope of strengthening trading ties and relations between Guyanese and US companies. Already a number of local companies with links to the United States have signed on as members of the Chamber, but is also open […]
The Guyana Teachers Union has officially informed its membership of the decision for them to begin strike action in time for the new school year. In a memo to teachers, GTU President Mark Lyte informed them that the strike action will begin on August 27 and continue until further notice. Schools are set to reopen […]
By Ravin Singh In the first six months of this year, the government raked in an increase of $3.4B in Value Added Tax (VAT) when compared to the corresponding period last year, the Ministry of Finance has revealed in its mid-year report. The report details that revenue collections totalled $109.2B at end-June 2018 – a […]
The Working People’s Alliance, which is one of the parties that make up the APNU in the coalition Government, appears wary of the many negative comments and doom and gloom being pushed about Guyana’s oil future. In a statement, the party said there have been many negative contributors who appear to want disaster to befall […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, today said while he understands how government could use direct transfers of cash to get people out of poverty, many citizens could run away with the wrong impression. He said a credit system through commercial banks might be a better option. Speaking at his weekly media conference today, Mr. […]
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