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5-15 in the last game against Trinidad and Tobago.

Rashada Williams with 31 and Chedean Nation with 20 were the only batters into double figures. In reply, Guyana coasted to victory at 74-5 from 17.4 overs.

Opener Mandy Mangru topscored with 24, while skipper Shemaine Campbelle scored 21 to continue her fine form in the tournament.

The players now switch focus to the T20 Blaze competition, which starts on March 17.

Below are the summarised scores from Guyana’s games in the Super50 tournament.

Round One: Guyana won by 56 runs

SUMMARY: Guyana 142 all out from 36.3 overs (Realanna Grimmond 37, Shabika Gajnabi 20, Kaysia Schultz 17; S. Hector 3-11) vs Leeward Islands 86 all out from 36.5 overs (Divya Saxena 19, Reniece Boyce 16; Plaffiana Millington 4-10, Nyia Latchman 3-27)

Round Two: Guyana won by 45 runs

SUMMARY: Guyana 208-8 from 50 overs (Shabika Gajnabi 62, Shemaine Campbelle 42, Ashmini Munisar 29*, Sheneta Grimmond 21; Carena Noel 3-47, Salena Ross 1-9) beat Windward Islands 163 all out from 40.2 overs (Nerissa Crafton 47, Zaida James 21, Noel 18; Plaffianna Millington 2-23, Munisar 2-31, Nyia Latchman 2-39) by 45 runs

Round Three: Guyana lost by four wickets

SUMMARY: Guyana 128 all out from 37.1 overs (Shemaine Campbelle 53, Cherry-Ann Fraser 24; Allison Gordon 4-19, Keila Elliott 3-29, Shamilia Connell 2-26) vs Barbados 129-6 from 41.2 overs (Kycia Knight 69*, Kyshona Knight 32; Nyi Latchman 2-19)

Round Four: Guyana won by 61 runs

SUMMARY: Guyana 156-8 from 50 overs (Shemaine Campbelle 52, Shabika Gajnabi 33, Ashmini Munisar 11, Mandy Mangru 10, Realanna Grimmond 10; Karishma Ramharack 3-26, LeeAnn Kirby 2-24) vs Trinidad and Tobago 95 all out from 42 overs (Samara Ramnath 20, Shunelle Sawh 18, Selene O’Neil 16; Ashmini Munisar 5-15, Nyia Latchman 2-24)

Round Five: Guyana won by five wickets

SUMMARY: Jamaica 72 all out from 27.1 overs (Rashada Williams 31, Chedean Nation 20; Ashmini Munisar 3-11, Nyia Latchman 2-1, Sheneta Grimmond 2-20) vs Guyana 74-5 from 17.4 overs (Mandy Mangru 24, Shemaine Campbelle 21; J. Deers 2-4, N. Waisome 2-23)

talks collapsed because the government does not want to negotiate salary increases for the 2019 to 2023 payment period. Only increases for 2024, GTU President Mark Lyte said, were up for discussion.

The Education Ministry, however, maintains that increases for the prior years would have financial implications, and that the 2024 budget does not have the fiscal space to accommodate the retroactive payment of salaries for teachers during the period 2019 – 2023.

The GTU accused the Education Ministry of reneging on a commitment to negotiate the 2019 to 2023 increases. Manickchand, however, emphasised that there was an agreement to discuss those increases but not an agreement to eventually green light increases for those years.

Based on a copy of the minutes, seen by the News Room, it was noted that “Both parties agreed to meet on Tuesday, 12th of March 2024 at 09:30 h at the MoE Boardroom to discuss the following items: a.) The salary matters included in the multi-year proposal 2019 to 2023, b.) The 2% difference in salary for 2017 and 2018, c.) The clothing allowance increase, d.) Whitley Council being paid every 3 years.”

Manickchand also questioned whether it is reasonable to green light increases for those years since many teachers may have been home from 2020 to 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“…Different countries in this world reduced the pay of teachers in their country or stopped it completely because teachers were home.

“I know my teachers in this country were home and either 1.) concerned, or 2.) still trying to deliver education. This government, the PPP/C government, refused to even entertain docking teachers’ pay, (we) refused to cut it, stop it (or) reduce it,” Manickchand said.

So she quizzed whether it is “reasonable” for teachers to get increases for 2020, 2021 or 2022. Hours before, on Tuesday night, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC emphasised that teachers’ salary increases for years gone by cannot be discussed now. Instead, he said the government can negotiate and hopes to discuss salary increases for 2024.

Outside of the salary talks, Manickchand was keen on pointing out several new interventions pursued by her ministry to improve the welfare and reduce the workload of teachers.