Students chain entrance to UG’s Turkeyen Campus to demand resumption of classes

Students protesting in front of the main gate of the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus.

Members of the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) yesterday chained the main entrance to the Turkeyen Campus as they pressed for the resumption of classes for all students.

The action comes after four weeks of industrial action by University of Guyana staff, following collapsed negotiations with the university administration and a stalemate over conditions for the resumption of work. Some lecturers, however, have been conducting classes for some programmes.

When Stabroek News visited the campus, the students, who numbered around 30, were sitting on furniture outside of the