Full-time contracts with gratuity for school cleaners – Cabinet approves
The Cabinet, under the chairmanship of President Irfaan Ali, has recently instructed that sweepers/cleaners at all public schools be immediately offered employment on a...
THREE MONTHS LATER: Teachers still awaiting salary adjustments from govt.- GTU General Secretary
The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) recently lamented that it is now three months since the government’s promise to provide salary adjustments for its professionals....
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...
Govt.’s part-time job initiative to expand with $10B allocation
The Guyana Government has allocated a whopping $10B to expand its part-time job initiative to lend support to families reeling from the high cost...
Gov’t looking to train 500 women to operate heavy machines for mining, energy sectors...
The PPP/C Government is currently in talks with several big companies in the energy sector to train some 500 Guyanese women to operate heavy-duty...
292 Guyanese complete govt.’s Heavy Duty Equipment Operator programme
The Ministry of Finance revealed over the weekend that 292 Heavy Duty Equipment Operator (HDEO) trainees graduated in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). The ceremony...
“We will not walk away from sugar” – Ali tells GAWU
President Dr Irfaan Ali affirmed on Wednesday that his government will not “walk away from sugar” and the thousands of workers who are a...
GYSBI records 1000 days of no injuries
Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) which has been servicing ExxonMobil’s operations offshore, has recorded a milestone of zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) for the...
Labour ministry pushes AI, digitalisation to enhance workplace safety
The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department on Monday hosted a groundbreaking symposium titled “Revolutionising Health and Safety: The Role of...
“Measly” eight percent salary increase will only widen brain drain – Coalition warns
The eight percent increase in public servant's salaries will have no effect on ceasing the mass exodus of trained Guyanese state employees, the country's...
