Education

As a teachers strike entered its third day on Wednesday, the Guyana Teachers’ Union and the Ministry of Education were comparing salaries for lowest paid teachers. While the Education Ministry and several government parliamentarians posted on their Social Media pages a list of positions and their salary increases from 2019 to 2024, the GTU opted to focus on two categories- ...

The People’s National Congress Reform-led parliamentary coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) as well as the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Tuesday came out in solidarity with striking teachers after the Ministry of Education decided to stop deducting union dues from teachers’ salaries because of the union’s conduct. APNU+AFC said it stands firmly with teachers in ...

Deeming the now two-day old teachers’ strike “unlawful”, the Ministry of Education has officially informed the Guyana Teachers’ Union that it would stop deducting union dues from teachers’ salaries. After detailing its views that the “unlawful and politicised” strike was exacerbated by a barrage of threats to teachers who opted not to join the strike, the Ministry of Education Permanent ...

The Ministry of Education on Monday said teachers, who participate in an illegal strike, would lose pay, but declined to provide a figure on the number of educators who responded to the Guyana Teachers’ Union’s (GTU) call for industrial action to force government to the bargaining table for increased salaries and allowances. “The Ministry of Education has accepted the opinion ...

Even as the Guyana Teachers’ Union  (GTU) vowed that the strike action would continue if the Ministry of Education does not agree to come to the table to negotiate for increased salaries and allowances, both sides gave differing accounts of the industrial action that began Monday. GTU General Secretary, Coretta Mc Donald, said similar to the estimated 200 teachers who ...

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Monday dismissed claims by the Guyana Police Force that teachers were being threatened to participate in a strike. “I am not aware of any threats issued by GTU to teachers,” GTU President Dr Mark Lyte told Demerara Waves Online News. Police said that received calls Monday morning “indicating that persons are being intimidated and ...

President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Medicine would be relocated to Guyana He said the School of Medicine would be located in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) to also allow students from beighbouring Suriname to study there. No date was provided as, according to Dr Ali, discussions were continuing with UWI. ...

Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain on Wednesday said the Ministry of Education has been taking steps to improve the working conditions of teachers, and he warned that if they go on strike from next Monday, that industrial action would be illegal. “To be clear, the MoE (Ministry of Education) has received advice from the Ministry of Labour, the experts on ...

A day after the Ministry of Education clamped down on unauthorised visits to schools, a wealthy city businessman who visited four schools across the country and donated several items, Wednesday night deemed a circular by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand “draconian”. Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain on Tuesday told head teachers and education officers that with immediate effect any person ...

The opposition coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Monday decried the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration’s  refusal to fund the University of Guyana (UG) adequately. During day one of debate on the 2024 National Budget, Education Minister Priya Manickchand sought to assure Guyanese that the publicly-funded tertiary institution would continue to receive monies from ...