UG unions fume over Chancellor’s re-appointment

The University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) have sounded their “profound disappointment” at the re-appointment of Professor Compton Bourne as University Chancellor, saying he has not demonstrated the qualities needed to lead the institution.

Bourne has been re-appointed to serve another three-year term by the University Council, which the two unions said is making critical decisions although its extended tenure expires at the end of this month.

“The offer and acceptance of a new [three]-year appointment that was made behind closed doors – a process that revealingly lacked transparency – fills us with dread!” the unions said in a