GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr Mark Lyte has urged  teachers to consider the entire package of both salary increases and allowances, saying that movements along the salary scale plus the percentage increases would benefit the educators.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –  A United Nations-backed global fund that supports education in emergencies will provide US$2.5 million to ensure that thousands of children affected by gang violence in Haiti can attend school in safety.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Education Minister Priya Manickchand Wednesday said that the government will begin the distribution of the GUY $45,000 (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents)  cash grant for school children across the country from next Monday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is accusing union members with political interest of sabotaging the negotiations for salary increases for teachers after the government’s latest offer was rejected earlier this week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Education Minister Fayval Williams says that starting Monday, the Ministry will start rebuilding activities for schools severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The  Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has  presented several new proposals to the government aimed at ending the months old strike by teachers, but the last round of discussions ended in a deadlock on Monday.

LONDON, UK – Students and educators from Caribbean Commonwealth countries are to benefit from a multi-million dollar donation that will allow people in the 56-member grouping to befeit from SAS, an integrated software suite for advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Bad behavior by parents at schools is being condemned by Prime Minister Andrew Holness following a viral video of a disruptive parent who was taken into police custody – and he has promised measures to prevent such situations.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is reported to have indicated that it will not proceed with the suspension of four examination subjects following a wave of public concern and discussions with regional education ministers.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has appointed a former senior financial executive, Dr. Dodridge Miller, as its new Chancellor, the  seventh holder of the highest office in the regional university system.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Friday urged teachers to return to their jobs by Wednesday next week so that the conciliation talks that led to the end of the 70-day strike on Friday could resume “as soon as possible”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced plans to meet  with the Ministers of Education across to region to discuss  concerns raised about the suspension of syllabus for four technical subjects.