Guyana Air Traffic Controllers End Strike

Air traffic controllers in Guyana returned to work Thursday nearly one week after striking, according to the Stabroek News. High on the workers’ list of demands was a 10-percent retroactive payment.

While Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo said he made no promise of payment to the workers, he did guarantee that the letters of dismissal they received late Wednesday night would be rescinded if they returned to work by 2 p.m. Thursday.

Director of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Zulficar Mohammed told the Stabroek News Thursday night that the airport had returned to full operations following the workers’ return and night flights were expected to resume after being suspended since Sunday.