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  2. List of newspapers in Guyana - Wikipedia

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    Guiana Times (Also known as Times of Guiana) - 1947, published by Percy Armstrong. Anti-communist (PPP) content. Catholic Standard Magazine[9] Guyana Journal of Public Administration. Kaie - Literary journal, 1965-1985. Kyk-Over-Al - Literary journal, Published by British Guiana Writers’ Association. New World Fortnightly - 1964.

  3. Guyana - Wikipedia

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    Guyana. Guyana (/ ɡaɪˈɑːnə / ⓘ or / ɡaɪˈænə / ⓘ ghy-A (H)N-ə), [11][5] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [12] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city. Guyana is bordered by the ...

  4. History of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of humans coming from Eurasia. These migrants became the Carib and Arawak tribes, who met Alonso de Ojeda's first expedition from Spain in 1499 at the Essequibo River. In the ensuing colonial era, Guyana 's government was defined by the successive policies of the French, Dutch ...

  5. Stabroek News - Wikipedia

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    46-47 Robb Street, Lacytown, Georgetown, Guyana. Website. stabroeknews.com. The Stabroek News is a privately owned newspaper published in Guyana. It takes its name from Stabroek / ˈstæbruːk /, the former name of Georgetown, Guyana. It was first published in November 1986, first as a weekly but it later changed to a daily print newspaper. [1]

  6. Television Guyana - Wikipedia

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    Television Guyana, also known as TVG is a Guyanese over-the-air television network owned by the Ramroop Group of Companies, led by Dr. Ranjisinghi 'Bobby' Ramroop, the owner of Guyana Times and Radio Guyana. It is the oldest television channel in the country, descending from the former Vieira Communications Television.

  7. Forbes Burnham - Wikipedia

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    Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham OE (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) [ 1 ] was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985. He served as Premier of British Guiana from 1964 to 1966, Prime Minister of Guyana from 1964 to 1980 and then as the first executive president of Guyana ...

  8. 2020 Guyanese general election - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Snap general elections were held in Guyana on 2 March 2020. They were called early after the government of President David A. Granger lost a vote of no confidence by a margin of 33–32 on 21 December 2018, [2] the government having held a one-seat majority since the 2015 elections. However, one of its own MPs, Charrandas Persaud of ...

  9. Guyana (1966–1970) - Wikipedia

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    History. British rule ended on 26 May 1966 when Guyana was given independence from the United Kingdom by the Guyana Independence Act 1966, [1] which transformed British Guiana into an independent sovereign state. Elizabeth II was Queen of Guyana; however, she did not reside in but only visited Guyana once during her reign as Queen of Guyana.