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Guyana girls dorm fire that killed 19 was deliberately set by student, official says

Investigators in Guyana say they believe a fire that killed 19 mostly girls who were trapped inside a government school dormitory was deliberately set by a student who was upset that her mobile phone had been confiscated

The Independent UK

Fire that killed 19 in Guyana school dorm may have been set 'maliciously'

Georgetown (Guyana) (AFP) - The fire at a schoolgirls' dormitory that killed 19 people in Guyana may have been started "maliciously," police said Monday, as anger grew in the small South American country the day after the blaze.

AFP

19 dead in fire at Guyana schoolgirls' dormitory

Georgetown (Guyana) (AFP) - At least 19 youths were killed in a schoolgirls' dormitory blaze in Guyana, officials said Monday, with anger growing in the tiny South American country over the tragedy.

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Fire razes school dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 20 children, many of them indigenous

Authorities say fire has raced through a school dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 20 students and injuring several others

The Independent UK

At least 20 dead in school dormitory fire in Guyana

At least 20 people died in a fire at the Mahdia Secondary School in Guyana, AFP news agency reported on Monday citing a government official.

Reuters

Guyana fire: 20 dead including children in devastating blaze at school dormitory

The fire broke out in a central Guyana mining town, in the female dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School, with many more feared to be trapped in the blaze

Daily Mirror

Tiny Amerindian village in Guyana fights gold mine in key court battle over indigenous land rights

One of Guyana’s smallest Amerindian villages is waging a monumental battle that could decide the amount of control that thousands of indigenous people have over their land in remote parts of this South American country

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Could Guyana’s Exxon ruling scare big oil off risky exploration?

Ruling requiring ‘unlimited guarantee’ from oil firms to cover costs of spills could change offshore drilling throughout region

The Guardian - UK

Takeaways from AP report on Guyana's nascent oil boom

Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway

The Independent UK

As oil boom transforms Guyana, a scramble for spoils

Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway

The Independent UK

India, Guyana forming a partnership fit for contemporary era: EAM Jaishankar

India and Guyana are forging a partnership that is fit for the purpose of the contemporary era, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said,

The Hindu

Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom

The birds face each other as the crowd waits to see which feathered creature is the first to chirp 50 times

The Independent UK

Dad shares 'unusual' fear as he and his family prepare to live in Amazon

Greg Dickens and Guen Bradbury will be taking their three children on a 15-month journey through the Guyana rainforest

Wales Online

Dad taking his tiny kids to live in Amazon for 15 months has 'horribly unusual' fear

Greg Dickens and Guen Bradbury say they are ready for the challenges ahead as they prepare to take their three young kids on an incredible 15-month journey through the Guyana rainforest

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AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of a changing Earth, as seen from above

Charred, drained or swamped, built up, dug out or taken apart, blue or green or turned to dust: this is the Earth as seen from above. As the world commemorates Earth Day on Saturday, the footprints of human activity are visible across the planet’s surface. The relationship between people and…

The Independent UK

Guyana's Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture

Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter the arena to begin the Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo, a celebration of the cowboy lifestyle on Guyana’s rugged Rupununi savannah

Reuters

World Court says it can rule on Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled they had jurisdiction over a long-running border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, which could determine which country has rights to territory rich in oil and gas.

Glasgow Live

Tunnock’s biscuits for sale more than 4,000 miles away in remote South American shop

The Tunnock's biscuits have been discovered for sale in the small village of Macushi and Wapishana Amerindians, Guyana - 4,706 miles from the factory in Lanarkshire, where they are made.

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Daily Record

Tunnock’s biscuits for sale more than 4000 miles away in remote South American shop

The Tunnock's biscuits have been discovered for sale in the small village of Macushi and Wapishana Amerindians, Guyana.

The Week

Balmoral Arms review: a hotel fit for a king

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to... Aberdeenshire?” When Good Housekeeping chose Aberdeenshire as the top place to visit in 2023, ahead of Aruba and Guyana, you’d be forgiven for thinking they’d misheard the lyrics to that famous Beach Boys hit Kokomo.

Investors Business Daily

Is It Time To Buy Or Sell ExxonMobil Stock As It Breaches A Resistance Level?

ExxonMobil reclaimed a critical moving average. Is now the time to buy shares?

Investors Business Daily

Is It Time To Buy XOM Stock As Exxon Mobil Restructures To Save Billions?

Exxon stock hit an all-time high on Friday. The stock is up almost 7% for the year, but does it have room to run?

France 24

Fishermen in French Guiana complain of foreign boats overfishing their waters

For years, fishermen in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, have been complaining about illegal coastal fishing. The culprits are wooden boats - called "tapouilles" - that come from Brazil, Suriname and Guyana to take advantage of the rich fish stocks in French waters. Although the problem has…

Daily Mirror

British Airways scraps 'life-line' Caribbean fares ahead of Windrush anniversary

British Airways has stopped selling community fares to Caribbean destinations, impacting people travelling to countries including Barbados, Antigua, St Lucia, Guyana, Dominica, St Kitts and Tobago

Tribune News Service

NYC’s ‘finch-smuggling kingpin’ gets a year and a day for plot to smuggle songbirds from Guyana

A man prosecutors call “one of New York’s finch-smuggling kingpins” got a year and a day behind bars for his last bird-trafficking bust.

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