Education
From Technician to Top Graduate: Hugh Park’s Journey of PerseveranceIn 2021, Hugh Park made headlines as the former telecommunications technician who traded his tools for textbooks to become a lawyer. Four years later, he has reached another pinnacle of academic excellence. Park has emerged as the top student for the Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Business and International Law at the University of...
$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgradedGeorgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead...
Guyana launches biometric attendance system in schools to track teacher presenceTeachers at some schools in Guyana will soon be required to clock their attendance using a biometric system, with Education...
Teachers strike called off; dispute goes to arbitrationThe almost two-weeks long countrywide strike by teachers will be called off after the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers’...
Gov’t signals revised offer to TeachersEducation Minister, Nicolette Henry has indicated that the Government will be making a revised offer to Teachers, with a hope...
President’s intervention can end strike – Fmr. Labour MinisterBy Bibi Khatoon Former Minister of Labour, Dr. Nanda Gopaul believes that an intervention from the Head of State can...
Day Two of Strike: Some schools still closed, students sent homeDespite the assurances of Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry that all schools will be opened today, students were still sent...
GTU, Gov’t negotiations still at stalemate, Henry says all schools will be openedBy Bibi Khatoon Education Minister, Nicolette Henry has promised to ensure that all schools are reopened on Tuesday after the...
Over 4,000 teachers on strikeThe Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has confirmed that over 4,000 teachers on Monday joined in the strike action calling for...
Min. Henry thanks parents for sending kids to schoolMinister of Education, Nicolette Henry has expressed gratitude to those parents who sent their children to school despite the nationwide...
CLE, Attorney General to discuss feasibility study of Law SchoolThe Council of Legal Education (CLE) has made “some comments” about a feasibility study and business plan submitted by the...
‘Give us a livable wage’ – Teachers protest Education Ministry“If you’re going to talk right to us and give us a livable wage, we’re going to accept that.” Those...
Some schools in operation, students sent home at othersIt is the first day back to school for the new term but several public schools on the East Bank...
Monies being sourced to pay teachers moreGovernment is making efforts to have funds transferred from several ministries to satisfy the demands of teachers who are currently...
Teachers Strike: Conciliation then arbitration – Labour Dept.The Ministry of Social Protection is holding out that the process of conciliation must be exhausted before the Ministry of...
“We fear nothing” – GTU prepared for audit“We fear nothing,” is what the General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) had to say in response to...
Gov’t refuses conditions to call off strikeBy Devina Samaroo The Ministry of Education Wednesday afternoon turned down a proposal made by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU)...
GTU will call off strike if conditions are metTeachers are willing to call off a countrywide strike only if a request by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) for...
Auditor General receives request to probe GTU’s financesAuditor General, Deodat Sharma has received a request for an investigation into the finances of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU),...
QC parents skeptical about Trainee Teachers, RetireesBy Bibi Khatoon One day after the Education Ministry announced its contingency plan to deal with the teachers strike, parents...
GTU willing to accept less than 40% increase40% increase proposal was just a starting point for negotiations GTU says the strike could last as long as...
