Guyanese gov’t, union at odds over salary increases for teachers
The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) says it has held “fruitful” discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Education, getting the government to agree to consider proposed salary increases from 2019 to 2023.
Report finds three in four 15-year-olds in LAC unable to demonstrate...
The results of PISA 2022, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment, demonstrated the depth of the learning crisis for adolescents in the region.
Guyana: Teachers’ union takes government to court
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), is taking the government to Court over its objection of the two-week running industrial/strike action and a series of reproach which the union now deems as discriminatory and a breach and violation of key rights.
Teachers begin nationwide strike in Guyana
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Monday said it is assessing the response to its call for a general strike to press demands for increased salaries for teachers.
UWI School of Medicine to be relocated to Guyana
President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Medicine would be relocated to Guyana.
Guyana appointed to board of the Global Partnership for Education
Over the next two years, Guyana's Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand will serve on the board of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).
Prof Robinson says there is need to address UWI’s financial woes
Professor C. Justin Robinson, says the regional institution will have to address the financial situation it faces.
Professor C. Justin Robinson Inducted as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal at...
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) celebrates a historic moment as Professor C. Justin Robinson assumes the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the Five Islands Campus in Antigua.
Induction ceremony for new UWI Five Islands Campus principal
Professor C. Justin Robinson will be inducted into his role as the new Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Five Islands Campus.
Caribbean: Urgent call to reactivate educational systems of Latin America and...
Education ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) were ending a two-day meeting here on Friday amid concerns that the challenge for the region is for “girls, boys, and adolescents to return to school, to reengage with it, to see their classrooms as a transformative space.”