Last Updated on Friday, 1 March 2024, 17:41 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali on Friday told Latin American and Caribbean leaders that his country is bound by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to settle the decades-old border controversy with Venezuela. He told the 8th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in St ...
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High Court mediation on teachers’ strike continues next week
Last Updated on Friday, 1 March 2024, 17:02 by Denis Chabrol The High Court-mandated mediation between the Guyana Teachers’ Union and the Guyana government ended its first day on Friday, with a commitment for the process to continue next Monday. Lawyer for the government side, Dharshan Ramdhani did not speak with the media after the afternoon session ended at 4:03 ...
Read More »Optimistic parties emerge from High Court mediation in teachers’ strike
Last Updated on Friday, 1 March 2024, 14:06 by Denis Chabrol Lawyers for the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education Friday afternoon emerged from more than two hours of High Court-appointed mediation saying they were hopeful about an end to the now 26-day old strike. The two sides are due to resume mediation at 2 PM Friday. ...
Read More »Brazil’s President boasts higher salaries through collective bargaining
Last Updated on Friday, 1 March 2024, 12:26 by Denis Chabrol Brazil’s President Luis Inacio ‘Lula’ Da Silva has highlighted that unionised workers in his country are earning increased wages and salaries as a result of collective bargaining. “Eighty percent of the organised working class have managed to get collective bargaining agreements that are above inflation,” he said in remarks ...
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