Government will defend salary deductions for striking teachers if called to court- AG Nandlall
The Government is prepared to defend its recent decision to deduct monies from the salaries of striking teachers in court, according to Anil Nandlall, Attorney General and Minister of Legal…
GTU goes to Court to block Government’s plan to cut the salaries of striking teachers
The Guyana’s Teachers’ Union has filed Court action following the announcement from Ministries of Education and Labor informing teachers of the plan to cut the salaries of striking educators. The…
Teachers say they are not feeling the love they show in and out of the classroom reciprocated by government on day eight of GTU Strike
Scores of teachers gathered in front of the Ministry of Labour this morning on day eight (8) of the nationwide GTU strike. In her message, Ms. Coretta Mc Donald, General…
Banks DIH sales employees strike over wage dispute
Workers from the Sales Department of Banks DIH Limited have commenced industrial action for better wages. The men gathered on the parapet of the recently erected six-story parking lot, opposite…
Ministry of Education gets Backlash from GTU for disqualifying Student for Calypso Piece deemed “too political”
The Ministry of Education was accused by the Guyana Teachers’ Union of victimizing a pupil who was competing in the Region 6 National Children’s Mashramani Competition. The competitor from Fort…
Guyana facilitates UN Security Council open debate on the role of food insecurity and climate change in the maintenance of peace and security.
His Excellency Irfaan Ali in his capacity as the President of the United Nations Security Council today convened a high-level United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on the correlation…
APNU/AFC Condemns Government for lack of “Transparency and Accountability” in Gas-to-Energy Project
The APNU+AFC coalition on Monday morning demanded a greater degree of transparency and accountability from the government in the Gas-to-Energy Project. In their press release, the coalition addressed the increased…
GCCI petition US EXIM Bank to Finance the gas to energy project
Mr. Kester Hutson in his capacity as the president of the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and Industry last week vouched for Guyana’s Gas to energy in a letter addressed to…
GTU finances audited by a private firm
In response to claims that the Guyana Teachers’ Union lacks financial accountability, President Mark Lyte has stated that the Union’s records are audited by a private auditing firm. According to…
Oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago triggers ‘national emergency’
The twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago are currently in a state of “national emergency” following a massive oil spill along its southwest coast. This resulted in the southern beaches…