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Boys confess to burning girls’ hostel at Karasabai
Firefighters comb the debris of the St Angela's Hostel, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Rupununi (Guyana Fire Service picture) Four boys on...
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Mahdia fire: Burnt student undergoes first surgery in New York, recovery expected
The burnt teenager was transferred from the Georgetown Public Hospital to a hospital in New York. The Mahdia Secondary School...
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Mahdia fire death toll increases
The death toll in the fire at the dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School on Tuesday increased by one, bringing...
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Opposition, other stakeholders must be involved in establishing Commission of Inquiry into deadly Mahdia fire
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton visiting the remnants of the burnt dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School where 19 children died...
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Commission of Inquiry into deadly Mahdia fire- Ali
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday night announced that a Commission of Inquiry would be held into last Sunday night's fire...
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Mahdia fire: Firefighters received call late but helped rescue many students
Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Wednesday said fighting the fire at the dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School was...
Read moreDetailsInternational help to deal with fallout from deadly Mahdia fire
President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that Cuba, the Caribbean and the United States (US) have offered to assist Guyana...
Read moreDetailsMahdia fire that killed 19 children was “maliciously set”; survivors, others being counselled
The devastating fire that killed 18 girls and one boy at the dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School was "maliciously...
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Indigenous Indians in Chenapau demand compensation for lives lost, injuries in Mahdia fire; Opposition wants Independence Day activities cancelled
Indigenous Amerindians in Chenapau Village on Monday morning demanded compensation from the government for the fiery death of 19 students...
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Mahdia fire tragedy: Fire fighters faced crippling water shortage
The Guyana Fire Service bowser in Lethem assisting with road cleaning for Independence Flag Raising. Guyana Fire Service (GFS) fire...
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