The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) was prepared to accept a 20 percent salary increase for 2016, but would have to accept whatever the arbitration panel decides based on evidence to be submitted by government and the union, union President Mark ...
Guyana is not yet ready to establish the proposed Joseph Haynes Law School because the Caribbean Council of Legal Education (CLE) has found a number of gaps in the feasibility study, Council Chairman Senior Counsel Reginald Armour said. He told ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King As the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week begins celebrating Wellness Week 2018, the Washington, D.C.-based organization has underscored the work of health promoters in the Americas, including the Caribbean. ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Azad Ali President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Adrian Saunders says the rule of law and the regional court will play an important part in making the benefits of Guyana’s emerging oil ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King With New York Democratic Primary in mind, a number of New York legislators on Monday, Labor Day, used the massive West Indian American Day Carnival Parade in Brooklyn to seek votes ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Elliot “Ellie” Mannette, a Trinidadian-born musical instrument maker and steel pan musician, also known as the “father of the modern steel pan instrument,” died in Morgantown, W.Va. on Aug. 29. He ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By George Alleyne By copping five matches in an English cricket team tour from January, Barbados has rebounded from the loss suffered when it failed to get to host a game in the Women’s Cricket ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Azad Ali Jamaican track and field legend Usain Bolt has begun his three-month training stint in Australia to become a professional soccer player. He wants to prove his critics wrong as he seeks to ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Azad Ali Guyana defeated the Windward Islands to capture the Regional Under-19 50-over title in St. Vincent last week. Trinidad and Tobago’s heartbreaking loss to Jamaica helped Guyana to be crowned Under-19 champions. Both ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Azad Ali Preparations for the eagerly anticipated ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean are on schedule. This is according to the head of ICC Operations, Fawwaz Baksh, who expressed satisfaction following recent ...