Education
Guyana’s proposed Law School faces new hurdle: Legal Education Council Treaty bars private sector role in establishing law schools
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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Time for increased, “non-discriminatory” access to affordable legal education- Pres. Granger tells Caribbean Council of Legal Education
President David Granger addressing the opening of the 50th meeting of the Council of Legal Education at the Marriott Hotel,...
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Teachers union was willing to accept 20 percent salary hike- GTU President
GTU President Mark Lyte meeting with teachers during the strike. The Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) was prepared to accept a...
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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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