By Shuntel Glasgow
Delegates and dignitaries who turned up for the Third Annual Energy Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston yesterday were greeted by striking teachers who are now into their eleventh day of protest action demanding livable wages and salaries.
The teachers moved their protest to Water Street in front of the lighthouse in anticipation of the Conference. In addition to teachers, protesters also comprised children and supporters. As the dignitaries passed, some of the chants that could be heard included: “Pay we, we money and we gon move from here”, “We don’t want no petty cash from the oil funds”, “When Ali wasn’t president, he knows what we should get, but now he acting president it seems like he forget.” Also visible were ranks of the Guyana Police Force [GPF] who took up their positions to prevent the protestors from going beyond the police barricades. As the crowd grew, so did the number of ranks.
