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University of Guyana to become major regional leader on security, defence training
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that the publicly-owned University of Guyana (UG) would be the seat of the National...
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Teachers pay talks collapse – GTU
The Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) on Tuesday said that pay negotiations with the Ministry of Education collapsed after government refused...
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Teachers’ Union expects multi-year counter-proposal
GTU President Dr Mark Lyte and union colleagues leaving the Ministry of Education Although the Ministry of Education has publicly...
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Education Ministry debunks Teachers’ Union account of salary talks on multi-year period
Delegations from the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) left) and the Ministry of Education (right) holding negotiations The Ministry of Education...
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Teachers’ Union, Education Ministry agree to multi-year period for salary hikes
GTU President Dr Mark Lyte and other union executives outside the Ministry of Education after Thursday's talks Top officials of...
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GTU President defends decision to agree to end teachers’ strike before pay increase
Attorney-at-Law Dharshan Ramdhani for the Attorney General, and Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain President of the Guyana Teachers' Union. Dr...
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BREAKING: Teachers strike called off
A one-month old strike will come to an end from Wednesday. March 6, 2024, paving the way for discussions on...
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Teachers’ Union challenges Chief Education Officer to prove salary talks
Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain and President of the Guyana Teachers' Union, Dr Mark Lyte. The President of the Guyana...
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GTU, Ministry of Education discussed salaries- Chief Education Officer
Left to right: Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussein, Attorney General Anil Nandlall and GTU President Mark Lyte. The Ministry of...
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High Court mediation on teachers’ strike continues next week
Attorney-at-Law Darren Wade and his clients from the Guyana Teachers Union including President Dr Mark Lyte. The High Court-mandated mediation...
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