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Teachers will benefit ‘significantly’ from deal with Gov’t – Union
By Bibi Khatoon
After a meeting, which lasted for six and a half hours, officials of the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) emerged with an agreement Friday afternoon.
While the binding document will be signed…
Teachers, Government agree to salary increases
The Union representing the country’s thousands of teachers have finally come to an agreement with the Government, staving off a protest that threatened to cripple the entire public service. Increases were agreed to for 2016 and 2018. …
All smiles as teachers, Gov’t anticipate resolution to wage dispute
The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) are expecting to soon have a full resolution to the long-running salary dispute.
Union representatives and Government officials, including Education Minister, Nicolette Henry…
UG to honour four Guyanese with Honorary Doctorates
The University of Guyana’s academic board has approved the petition of Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith to confer Honorary Doctorates on four Guyanese.
It is the first time the University will be bestowing this honour, Professor Griffith…
Spanish added to curriculum of Police training
The Guyana Police Force has added Spanish into the curriculum of the Police training to better serve Spanish speaking persons who have increasingly been entering Guyana from Venezuela.
Police Headquarters in a statement said the Force…
29 Trainers sign contracts to improve Math performance
To improve the overall performance of Mathematics among students at the secondary school level, the Education Ministry has begun training teachers to improve their delivery of the subject.
Dubbed the ‘Master Trainers’, 29 educators on…
GTU prepared to go to court if gov’t penalizes teachers
The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) says it is prepared to take the government to the court if action is taken against educators who are likely to proceed on industrial action in the coming weeks.
The teachers union is planning to call a…
US$8.8M contracts signed to build Secondary schools
The Ministry of Education today signed multi-million dollar contracts for the construction of two new Secondary schools on the coast.
Two contracts were signed for the construction of the Westminster Secondary School, West Bank Demerara…
UG gets $5M for Constitutional Reform education
The University of Guyana on Thursday received $5M from the Government to fund Constitutional Reform education.
The cheque was handed over by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who has responsibility for information to UG’s Vice-Chancellor,…
Main unions back teachers in new strike threat
The two major trade union umbrella bodies in the country are likely to take to the streets in solidarity with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), which has threatened to strike within seven days if there is no resolution to the issue…
