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– Granger tells GTU ConferenceLeader of the Opposition and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Mr. David Granger has stated that “poor pay has chased away experienced teachers to other countries and has discouraged others from entering the teaching profession.Granger made the remarks while speaking to members of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on the occasion of its third Biennial Conference in Berbice.He noted that parents,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, teachers and students have had to shut down some rural schools because of poor sanitary and physical conditions.APNU, he added, is not unaware of the severe damage done to the education system. “The large number of dropouts from primary and secondary schools; the large number of failures of students presented at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA),Corey Kluber Indians Jersey, at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC) and the administrative and financial crisis at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and at the University of Guyana (UG), are symptoms of deeper problems which must be corrected”.The Opposition leader added that APNU reiterates its commitment to increased salaries and benefits,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, improved incentive systems for teachers, to rehabilitate or rebuild ram-shacked schools, reduce the number of untrained and under qualified teachers and upgrade CPCE and UG.APNU, he added,Paul Konerko White Sox Jersey, wishes to assure GTU that “we shall continue to collaborate with it in a cordial manner to improve the conditions throughout the national teaching service”.The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC)’s Lincoln Lewis, in his message to the teachers’ conference noted the current climate in the country “where the citizens’ rights and rule of law are constantly under threat. It requires an understanding of organisations like the GTU to ensure that every trade union has a moral and social responsibility,Wholesale China Jerseys, not only to the workers but to the communities in which they operate”.He added that the coming together of the branches and groups and individuals with various views augers well for a rich confidence to develop and to define a programme of action to meet the needs of workers.“It is against this backdrop that the GTUC wishes your organisation a successful conference,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, at the end of which, we look forward to working with you to realise improved working conditions for your members”.