The sugar industry has been the centre of several infamous battles which has been documents for posterity. Those incidents remind us of the wretched conditions and…
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The GAWU joins in saluting all women and girls on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021. It is indisputable that women have played an…
On February 27, 1976, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the then Sugar Producers Association (SPA), the forerunner of the Guyana Sugar Corporation…
The GAWU’s attention was drawn to the contribution of Opposition Chief Whip, Mr Christopher Jones to the 2021 Budget Debate. Mr Jones, during his address to…
The Republican Anniversary holds a special place of pride in the eyes and minds of all Guyanese. The attainment of republicanism broke us away from completely…
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) having considered the 2021 National Budget is most pleased with several measures proposed. We believe that the…
The recent announcement by President Dr Irfaan Ali that all workers of the State will benefit from a $25,000 grant is most welcomed. For its part,…
The state-owned holding company – the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) – on December 31, 2020 fired, without the hint of warning, approximately sixty…
https://youtu.be/0WVC81KkFWQ 2020 will be remembered for a long time. It is a year that will go down for so many reasons and it is a year…
https://youtu.be/Lkcf-wgHrh8 COVID-19 has demonstrated to us how interconnected we are as a planet and how vulnerable we are as human beings. Indeed, too many have lost…