Education
GTU to collect union dues through MMG; says strike relief available
The Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) on Tuesday said it would be collecting union dues through Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), hours...
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GTU, Education Ministry in battle over salary figures
Headmaster of the Essequibo Islands Secondary School Sheikh Ahmad and Headmistress of The Bishops’ High School Shandrina Welcome-Lee participating in...
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APNU+AFC, WPA support teachers’ strike
The People's National Congress Reform-led parliamentary coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) as well as the...
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Ministry of Education stops deducting teachers’ union dues over GTU’s “conduct” ; GTU calls it union dues “union busting”
Deeming the now two-day old teachers' strike "unlawful", the Ministry of Education has officially informed the Guyana Teachers' Union that...
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Striking teachers will lose pay; Education Ministry mum on number of “most teachers” who worked
The Ministry of Education on Monday said teachers, who participate in an illegal strike, would lose pay, but declined to...
Read moreDetailsMixed assessment of impact of teachers’ strike
Even as the Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) vowed that the strike action would continue if the Ministry of Education does...
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Teachers’ Union dismisses claims of alleged threats
The Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) on Monday dismissed claims by the Guyana Police Force that teachers were being threatened to...
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UWI School of Medicine to be located in Guyana
President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that the University of the West Indies' (UWI) School of Medicine would be relocated...
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Teachers strike will be illegal-Chief Education Officer; GTU says industrial action only option if no talks
Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain on Wednesday said the Ministry of Education has been taking steps to improve the working...
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City businessman disappointed with Education Ministry’s need for written approval before school visits, donations
A day after the Ministry of Education clamped down on unauthorised visits to schools, a wealthy city businessman who visited...
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