– but Commission insists “they want to make a big issue”A change of the members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) was the primary call yesterday when the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), represented by its executive and representatives of its 39 branches, engaged a protest action.TSC Chairperson,Ms. Leila RamsonThe placard-bearing protestors traversed the lawns of the TSC office on Brickdam, Georgetown, shouting slogans critical of the operation of the Leila Ramson-led Commission.According to GTU President,
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