In some areas especially along the East Coast of Demerara, minibuses have begun to reduce the number of trips to George-town and short drops as a result of the teachers’ strike which enters its 16th day today.
According to some sources, minibus operators are saying that with reduced numbers of students travelling they have been forced to curtail the number of trips along the coast and to Georgetown. Teachers across Guyana have been on a nationwide strike calling for better salaries and collective bargaining. The picket yesterday at the Ministry of Edu-cation, Brickdam, resonated with chants accompanied by African drumming.