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- Guyana is a thriving democracy
Until the media corps recognise that it is incumbent upon them to fulfill their mandate, which is to disseminate information objectively and accurately, while respecting the office of heads of departments and entities, and certainly the Head of the
- Guyana - Land of many waters
The BBCâ??s new wildlife series, Lost Land of the Jaguar starting later this month, brings an international team of scientists, climbers and film-makers to the Guyanese rainforest in search of elusive wildlife including Jaguar and Giant River Otter.
- GOOD SIGNS FOR BUXTON AND ALL GUYANA
There is an old saying: One rotten potato spoils the whole barrel. This saying can hold water if that rotten potato is plucked from the barrel as soon as it has been identified. In other words if this would have happened it would have saved the rest from
- Letter: Indian arrival day in Guyana
Dear Sir: With reference to the suggestion of 'Arrival Day' for Indians in the Caribbean, have you come across the diary of my great-great-uncle, who was ship's surgeon on the 'Hesperus', one of the two ships which arrived in Demerara on 5 May 1838? It
- Guyana wants an EPA that could be championed
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Addressing the 6th United Kingdom/Caribbean forum in London during its second day, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues said it is no secret that the government of Guyana is deeply troubled about the many aspects of
- Congratulations Guyana!
We must always speak honestly and directly about any topic, especially those that others seek to hide because of their sensitivity or because they tell themselves that they wear a superior cloth of righteousness. We've got to call a spade a spade or we
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Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, but until the early 1990s it was ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi Jagan was elected president, in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. Upon his death five years later, he was succeeded by his wife Janet, who resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat Jagdeo, was reelected in 2001.
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