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The Stabroek News is a privately owned newspaper published in Guyana.It takes its name from Stabroek / ˈ s t æ b r uː k /, 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]
City. Georgetown. Established. 1782. Area. • Total. 0.6 km 2 (0.25 sq mi) Stabroek was the old name of Georgetown, Guyana, between 1784 and 1812, and was the capital of Demerara. Stabroek is currently a ward in the centre of Georgetown.
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.
David de Caires. David de Caires (31 December 1937 – 1 November 2008) was a Guyanese solicitor. He was also the founder and editor-in-chief of Stabroek News. [1] De Caires' father Francis was a director of the family company, De Caires Bros Ltd, and a Test cricketer for the West Indies in the 1930s. David attended Stonyhurst College in England.
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 the ...
Guyana Defence Force. The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is the military of Guyana, established in 1965. It has military bases across the nation. [6] The Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force is always the incumbent President of Guyana. [7] The branches include the Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
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 ...
Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is the retail, administrative, and financial services centre of the country, and the city accounts for a large portion of ...