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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Tuesday openly backed the now 22-day old strike by teachers, saying it has virtually crippled several businesses and warned that the industrial unrest could spread to the public service. “It is now obvious that this impasse will continue and as such we have chosen to make this statement both to underscore our support for the ...

Canada is lending Guyana CAD$120 million to support social services delivery in a number of areas, with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) co-financing the amount with US$30 million, the Canadian High Commission said Tuesday. The High Commission says the loan will be utilised to improve social protection and public assistance under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MHSSS). ...

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Thursday said the High Court issued orders that for the time prevents government from cutting the salaries of striking teachers and and stopping the automatic deduction of union membership dues. “Teachers, who have been threatened that your salaries will be cut; the judge has issued a ruling,” GTU President, Dr Mark Lyte said on ...

The High Court is Thursday expected to hear an applicati0n by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to block the deduction of monies from the salaries of teachers who are now on a 13-day old strike, but Attorney General Anil Nandlall said he plans to mount a stiff opposition based on court rules. Through its lawyer, Darren Wade, the GTU is ...

In the face of a limited explanation by the Ministry of Education for its decision to disqualify an eight-year old girl from the national Mashramani Calypso Competition, the opposition said the move violates the child’s rights and accused the government of removing her because the song, ” “How a guh survive with 6.5” criticises government’s 6.5 percent salary increase. Shadow ...

Even as the General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Coretta Mc Donald on Friday set additional conditions for teachers to end their 10-day old strike for increased salaries, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) dismissed claims by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that she is not eligible to hold that top union post. Ms Mc Donald told reporters-while hundreds ...

A day after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the Ministry of Education is responsible for all negotiations with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), the union on Friday called for a formal invitation to talks on increased wages and salaries. GTU President, Dr Mark Lyte made a stirring appeal on his Facebook Live as he headed to Georgetown for what is ...

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has distanced itself from an apparent ritual on the bridge leading to the offices of the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and other senior officials by a supporter of the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). “We unequivocally distance ourself from the actions of an individual not affiliated with our organization. We ...

Government on Thursday ruled out giving into pay increases being demanded by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), signaled no willingness to hold salary negotiations but instead said it might resort to Online learning if the now nine-day old strike continues indefinitely. The GTU is proposing a 25 percent salary increase for 2019, and 20 percent for 2019 to 2023 and ...

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has asked the High Court to prohibit government from slashing the salaries of striking teachers and to continue the deduction of membership dues and remittance to their bargaining agent. “Conservatory order that the status quo will remain the same, that is the Government of Guyana will not deduct the monies from the wages and salaries ...