23 first-time lab technicians, 39 community health workers graduate in Region Nine
The healthcare system in Region Nine has now been boosted with 23 new Medical Laboratory Technicians who studied and graduated within the region for...
Over 70 Sophia residents graduate from BIT training
“There is no harm in trying. You can’t fail if you don’t try, and even if you fail, try again.”
These were the words of...
Labour Ministry to strengthen health, safety practices at workplaces
The Ministry of Labour will be conducting several inspections across the country in the coming months as part of efforts to establish healthy and...
Guyana holds talks with Turks and Caicos on enhancing local workforce in construction, other...
Guyana and Turk and Caicos may soon find themselves collaborating to enhance Guyana’s construction sector among others, following a meeting today with the Minister...
Companies that withhold wages, “rob workers” constantly changing names to evade accountability – Labour...
The Ministry of Labour has recovered over $200 million in unpaid wages for workers over the past four years, including $31.7 million in 2024...
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...
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 Minister, GTU General Secretary clash over collective bargaining process
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton has been accused by the General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald of undermining the collective...
Labour Minister attributes high unemployment figure to citizens only pursuing “dream jobs jobs”
While the latest report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) puts Guyana’s overall unemployment rate for 2023 at 12.5 percent, Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton...
Labour Minister says Public Sector salary now competitive with Private Sector
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton said that the increases for the public sector signals the government's intention to make the lives of Guyanese better,...
