Teachers to return to work by Tuesday

GTU Head Mark Lyte (left) shakes hands with Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Shannielle Hoosein-Outar while Chief Labour Officer Dhaneshwar Deonarine looks on. (Ministry of Education photo)

-as GTU, ministry agree terms of resumption

By Abigail Headley

Striking teachers are set to return to their classrooms by next Tuesday after the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) reached an agreement yesterday on terms of resumption to end a gruelling strike and talks will continue on June 26 on  a multi-year agreement.

A release yesterday from the Ministry of Education listed the terms of resumption as follows: