Guyana

Norway to Help Protect Guyana's Forests

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Guyana government dismisses opposition crime dossier

The Guyana government has dismissed the dossier of human rights abuses compiled by the country's opposition parties as an attempt to score political points and has even claimed that some of those persons listed as dead are...

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Guyana gets $5 million to strengthen financial sector

WASHINGTON, United States, November 20, 2009 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$5 million loan to strengthen Guyana's financial sector. The IDB said it was aimed at increasing access to financial...

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U.S. pledges $275 mln for tropical forests in 2010

By Olesya Dmitracova and Gerard Wynn LONDON (Reuters) - The United States pledged $275 million to rainforest protection on Thursday, at an event hosted by Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, in London. Prince Charles...

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Bahamas qualified for CAC Games

By KELSIE JOHNSON ~ NG Sports Reporter ~ kelsie@nasguard.com:The Bahamas men's national rugby team made sure that when the sport makes its debut at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, the ...

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1st Monument At Guyana's Jonestown Suicide Site

Guyana Erects 1st Plaque At Site Of Jonestown Suicides That Gov't Had Long Sought To Ignore (AP) GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site...

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Fascinating 'WAR Stories' at UWI

The name of the documentary eventually shown (after an extensive delay due to technical difficulties) in N1, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, last Friday is a happy coincidence of fact and sensation - a...

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Guyana: Acts of torture by Guyanese police must be punished

Amnesty International has urged the Guyanese authorities to charge police officers involved in the torture and ill-treatment of three individuals who were detained in relation to a murder investigation.

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CARICOM unveils climate change strategy ahead of Copenhagen

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has unveiled a campaign to promote the region's collective position on climate change, ahead of the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on...

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School pays tribute to Archdeacon Moss

By K. NANCOO-RUSSELLFreeport News Reporterkrystal@nasguard.com Students and teachers at the Jack Hayward High School paid tribute to Archdeacon Cornell Moss, a religious studies teacher, yesterday wit...

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