Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says the fractured trade union movement has to resolve its issues as a pre-condition for further subventions to the Guyana Trades Union Congress and the Critchlow Labour College.
The government stopped its monthly subvention to the college in August last year.
Responding to a question by Sheila Holder of the Alliance For Change during Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly, Baksh said subventions were not a right to be enjoyed. He said that even though the subventions were approved by Parliament, agencies that get them still have to fulfil certain conditions.
According to Chairman of the Board of Governors Andrew Garnett, the government had asked for a work plan for 2007, as well as audited reports for 2004, 2005 and 2006. He said all of these had been submitted and he had written to the ministers of Finance and Education, and sent copies to the Office of the President, requesting that the subvention be disbursed. The situation remains unchanged.
