BIT training creates new opportunities for young Guyanese
For 26-year-old Marriheo Eastman, completing a Heavy Duty Machinery Operations course through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has changed the direction of his...
Miners’ bodies recovered, investigation launched as MP Calls for stronger oversight
The Ministry of Labour and Manpower Management has launched an investigation into the deaths of two miners following another mining pit collapse at St....
FGM backs quarry labour probe, raises alarm over migrant oversight
The Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) says it welcomes the intervention by the Ministry of Labour and the commencement of investigations into the disturbing allegations...
CCWU, FITUG Call for Legislative Overhaul to Protect LGBT Workers
Sherwood Clarke, General Secretary of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) and Second Vice-President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana...
Pres. Ali pushes worker ownership, dignified retirement in Labour Day message
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Friday outlined a vision of worker empowerment that stretches well beyond the wage packet, calling for Guyanese to...
Women pouring into male-dominated trades like heavy-duty machine operation
Women have outnumbered men in skills training programmes run by the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning over the past five years and are...
“Everybody’s job is secure”- Min Edghill assures DHB staff
During a recent meeting with employees of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill assured them that their...
About 400 more workers to join gas-to-energy project
– Progress 68 per cent complete
Guyana’s gas-to-energy (GTE) project is now close to 68 per cent completed, as contractors push ahead to finish the...
224 Region two residents BIT certified
A total of 224 residents of lower and upper Essequibo are now certified after completing several technical training courses through the Board of Industrial...
40 Wakenaam youth graduate from BIT programme
A batch of 40 skilled young people from Region Three have graduated from the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), specialising in various disciplines.
This includes...
