Education
NIS payments no longer a condition for UG student loan write-off
The Guyana government on Thursday announced that National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions would no longer be required for write-offs of...
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Teachers Union wants interim pay increase, education ministry rules out talks under duress
A group of teachers protesting outside the Ministry of Labour on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 while their union representatives were...
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Education ministry asks labour ministry to mediate in teachers’ strike
The Ministry of Education on Sunday declared a deadlock in salary talks with the Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) and officially...
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Teachers’ strike aimed at forcing gov’t to arbitration – GTU President
President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Dr Mark Lyte. The teachers' strike that resumed on Thursday is seeking to force...
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Attorney General still awaiting written High Court decision on teachers union case
Attorney General Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Wednesday said the State was yet to appeal High...
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Teachers Union announces strike resumption from Thursday
The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) on Tuesday announced that from Thursday May 9, 2024, teachers would be resuming strike to...
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High Court judge in GTU case was “presumptuous” – Jagdeo
Justice Sandil Kissoon Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said High Court Judge, Sandil Kissoon was "presumptuous" to say in...
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Security guard, businessman charged in connection with theft of school’s solar panels
A security guard and a businessman, who are both from Bartica, who are implicated in the alleged theft of solar...
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UG Faculty of Engineering and Technology’s Petroleum Engineering first International accreditation
The University of Guyana's first batch of Petroleum Engineers The University of Guyana’s (UG) Faculty of Engineering and Technology has...
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Opposition Leader frowns on gov’t’s impending appeal of High Court ruling on teachers’ strike
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton on Saturday disagreed with the Guyana government's intention to appeal a High Court decision that deemed...
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