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Guyana not yet ready for local law school- Legal Education Council
Chairman of the Caribbean Council of Legal Education, Reginald Armour; Guyana's Attorney General Basil Williams and Guyana's Chancellor of the...
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Teachers back to work from Monday; govt, union to decide on arbitration panel
Representatives of the Guyana Teachers Union (left), Department of Labour (centre) and the Ministry of Education (right) signing the terms...
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BREAKING NEWS: Teachers’ pay dispute goes to arbitration, strike to be called off
Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle. Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle Thursday announced that the almost two-week old teachers' strike will...
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Teachers union ready to reopen pay negotiations with President
As thousands of teachers intensified a strike into the third day of the new school year, the Guyana Teachers' Union...
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Finance Ministry should be formally involved in all salary negotiations for teachers- Former GTU President
Colwyn King As a strike by government-employed teachers dragged into its second week, former President of the Guyana Teachers' Union...
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Junior Labour Minister apologises for calling striking teachers “selfish and uncaring”
Junior Minister of Social Protection, Keith Scott. As the Ministry of Education hopes to get the Guyana Teachers Union back...
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About 10 percent of teachers on strike; Education Ministry deploys 500 substitutes
Teachers in Mabaruma on the picket line. The Ministry of Education on Monday night reported that about 10 percent of...
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Striking teachers abandoned classrooms countrywide while others remained on the job
Teachers in Mabaruma vent their frustration on these placards. Numerous teachers across Guyana stayed away from classrooms at government-run schools,...
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Education Ministry refuses to go to arbitration in exchange for calling off strike
GTU President Mark Lyte, acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Adele Clarke, Chief Education Officer Marcel Hutson and...
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Teachers’ Union to prolong strike if govt refuses to negotiate recommended 40 percent salary hike
Executives of the Guyana Teachers Union briefing the media on Tuesday. The Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) on Thursday threatened to...
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