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A team of eight US Congressmen are set to visit Guyana in the coming weeks as part of a familiarisation visit. The names of the Congressmen or the states they represent have not been released as yet. But Guyana’s Minister of State, Joe Harmon, confirmed that the US Government officials will be here and the […]
Its back to the negotiation table today for the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education as the Government tries to avert the planned strike action by the nation’s teachers. The GTU has accepted an invitation by the Education Minister to meet this afternoon at her Brickdam office to further discuss the issue of […]
Days before delegates of the People’s National Congress Reform meet to vote on the party’s leadership, former General Secretary, Aubrey Norton, has jumped into the Vice Chairman’s race. In an announcement on his Facebook page this evening, Mr. Norton said his decision is based on the request of many of his party comrades. His decision […]
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 […]
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