GEORGETOWN—A 15-year-old girl who is accused of having started a fire at a school dormitory in Guyana last week was charged with 19 murders on Monday. The fire killed 18 mostly Indigenous girls and one five-year-old boy in the building in the central city of Mahdia. The girl started the fire after her phone was…
Student Lit Deadly Fire at Guyana School After Phone Confiscated: Police
GEORGETOWN—A fire in a school dormitory in Guyana that killed 19 children was lit by a student after school authorities confiscated her cell phone, police said on Tuesday. The children, mostly Indigenous girls, died around midnight on Monday, most at the scene. “A female student is suspected of having set the devastating fire because her…
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. The Guyanese government has mobilized a “full-scale medical evacuation-supported response.” Five planes have departed for Mahdia to support regional health officials with additional medical supplies and medivacs, the government said…
Refugees Risk Perilous Path to Escape Socialist Venezuela Into Neighboring Guyana
Tens of Thousands of Venezuelan immigrants are flooding into neighboring South American country Guyana in a bid to escape destitution and instability of socialism. Escape routes away from coast guards and Venezuela’s armed gangs, also known as syndicates, take the refugees along perilous routes, risking starvation and sickness in search of a new and unprepared-for…
Guyana: 3 Crewmembers Killed When Fuel Vessel Explodes
GEORGETOWN, Guyana—Three crewmen were killed in Guyana when a vessel used to transport fuel exploded at a pier, police said. A police statement said security personnel heard a loud explosion late Saturday at the pier south of Georgetown and found a raging fire. The bodies of the three sailors, including Capt. Seepersaud Persaud, were found…
Guyana Nixes Taiwan Office After Beijing Criticizes ‘Mistake’
TAIPEI/GEORGETOWN—Guyana on Thursday abruptly terminated an agreement with Taiwan to open an office in the South American country, hours after China urged the country to “correct their mistake.” Taiwan’s foreign ministry earlier on Thursday said it had signed an agreement with Guyana on Jan. 11 to open a Taiwan office, effectively a de-facto embassy for…
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