Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 15:56 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), backed by the umbrella Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), is poised to take legal action against government for stopping the deduction of union dues, refusing to negotiate for increased salaries and allowances and deducting monies from striking teachers, union officials said Tuesday. “Our lawyers ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 8:45 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Democracy is one strange animal, an unending fascination, to be sure.  Perhaps, it is the understanding and practices of democracy in Guyana that are strange, in that they are unique to here.  Many are those who speak of its lofty ideals, its vaunted values.  In harmonious ...