Teacher house-lots, loan scheme still on cards

Charlene Rodrigues of Santa Rosa Secondary School in Region One accepts her award from Chief Education Officer Olato Sam at yesterday’s National Teachers’ Award Ceremony at the National Cultural Centre.

Education Minister Shaik Baksh yesterday assured teachers that commitments to fast-track house lot applications and to introduce low-input loan schemes for them would be honoured.

He made the announcement at the National Teachers’ Awards Ceremony for 2010, held at the National Cultural Centre. The ceremony, hosted by the Ministry of Education (MoE), in collaboration with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and Laparkan Holdings, honoured outstanding teachers from the 10 administrative regions for their efforts during 2010.

Baksh, while delivering the feature address at the ceremony, stated that an important aspect of teacher motivation is a balanced remuneration package. He said that the MoE and the GTU are engaged in discussions