{"id":16742,"date":"2024-02-25T22:38:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T22:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16742"},"modified":"2024-02-25T22:38:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T22:38:39","slug":"minister-hamilton-urges-teachers-and-students-to-return-to-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-hamilton-urges-teachers-and-students-to-return-to-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Hamilton Urges Teachers and Students to Return to Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, emphasized the importance of teachers and students returning to the classroom during a community outreach event in Region Two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His comments come amidst ongoing strike action by teachers, which he deemed illegal due to the ongoing talks between the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamilton stressed that the strike action was negatively impacting learning and urged parents to encourage teachers to resume their duties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the crucial role of teachers in educating the nation&#8217;s youth and urged community members to support them in their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Hamilton reiterated that with dialogue ongoing between the relevant parties, a strike should not have occurred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that according to labour relations laws, once talks are still in progress, there is no role for the Ministry of Labour or the Minister of Labour to intervene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that strike action would result in non-payment for those who choose to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Hamilton underscored the government&#8217;s commitment to addressing the demands of teachers, noting that 27 out of 41 demands had already been honored within the past three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the significant increase in teachers&#8217; salaries, averaging 39% since the government took office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Irfaan Ali also addressed teachers, urging them to reflect on the positive interventions made by the government and expressing plans for further improvements in their lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged patience as the government works towards incremental progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the strike continues, it marks nine days since some teachers have ceased work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government remains committed to resolving the situation and ensuring the smooth functioning of the education sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, emphasized the importance of teachers and students returning to the classroom during a community outreach event in Region Two. His comments come amidst ongoing strike&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16743,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16742\/revisions\/16743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}