The University of Guyana Students Society (UGSS), the University of Guyana Workers’ Union (UGWU) and the university’s senior staff association will begin a picketing exercise on the Turkeyen campus today to protest the recent dismissal of lecturer Freddie Kissoon.
The three university groups met yesterday and took the decision to stage a protest in front of the administration building on the Turkeyen campus, which they are also considering closing down to demonstrate against the dismissal and other concerns, including the non-renewal of the contract of current Registrar Vincent Alexander.
The government yesterday distanced itself from Kissoon’s termination, stating that the university council was the
