After being on strike for more than two months, teachers are set to return to the classrooms from next week.

This announcement was made by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on her Facebook page, earlier today.

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) came to an agreement on Friday.

In the agreement, GTU and MoE agreed on several conditions.
It was said that there shall be an end to the strike and full resumption of work by all teachers/educators within two working days and there shall be no victimization by either party.

Further, the agreement stated that there shall be no loss of service for any teachers/educators, they will return to their respective positions held before the strike and there shall be no transfers upon resumption.

Also, the status quo ante shall prevail subject to any ruling which may emanate from extant legal proceedings between the two parties, the agreement said.

“Upon the full resumption of work by teachers/educators, conciliation will commence forthwith to determine whether the timeframe proposed by GTU, 2019-2023 or MOE 2024 and onwards should form part of a new multi-year agreement,” it then read.

The agreement was signed by GTU President, Mark Lyte; GTU General Secretary, Coretta McDonald; Permanent Secretary at the Education Ministry, Shannielle Hoosein-Outar and Chief Education Officer, Sadam Hussain.