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‘Most’ teachers turned out for work inspite of strike – Education Ministry
See below statement issued by the Ministry of Education:
The Ministry of Education (MoE) continues to monitor the illegal strike action being undertaken by the Guyana Teachers’ Union. The Ministry of Education has noted, through its…
Coretta urges gov’t to deduct salaries, says she has corporate ‘sponsor’ to reimburse striking…
The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Coretta McDonald says she has a corporate sponsor to reimburse striking teachers if monies from their salaries are deducted.
The GTU called the strike even though the process of…
Beyond ‘Free UG’: Vice Chancellor calls for greater funding from private sector
The University of Guyana (UG), Guyana’s national university, graduates thousands of students each year and increasingly, those graduates are venturing into private sector jobs.
As such, the University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Paloma…
Faster processing of teachers’ promotions soon- Manickchand promises
More teachers are being trained but their positions are not readily upgraded; as a result, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said the local education authorities will process those promotions much faster in the coming days.
Teachers…
Over 1,000 hinterland teachers now trained
Though there are more than 1,000 trained teachers in Guyana’s hinterland regions, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says many more are needed to support learners there.
It is for this reason the Education Ministry is on an aggressive…
27 measures implemented to improve teachers’ lives
In light of a planned 10-day strike initiated by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), the Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain says the course of action being recommended is “unexplainable and incongruous considering the relationship…
Bamia Primary School to be completed by April
The new Bamia Primary School in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) should be completed by April 1, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag said on Thursday.
The school, pegged at $346 million, should have been…
Budget 2024 caters for all public servants to get Spanish training- Parag
As she defended budgetary allocations for regional development on Thursday night, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag said Budget 2024 caters for some amount of training for all public servants in the Spanish…
Jagdeo says Coretta McDonald untrustworthy with disguised ‘political strike’
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has threatened to take industrial action from next Monday but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says the strike is politically motivated, led by GTU’s General Secretary and Opposition Parliamentarian,…
Guyana wins bronze medal at 2024 Caribbean STEM Olympiads
Please see below press release from Caribbean Science Foundation
The Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) held the second annual Caribbean STEM Olympiads (CSO) on 17-21 January 2024 in a virtual format.
In these Science, Technology,…