Many of the 19 victims were schoolchildren. The fire service said it was still unclear who had set the building ablaze.
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Guyana Leader Set to Take New Term After a Vote Denounced as Flawed
Electoral officials appear ready to give its president, David E. Granger, another term and control over the country’s new oil riches. Observers cry foul.
Oil Bonanza Plunges Guyana Into Political Crisis
The discovery of a wealth of oil in the tiny country, one of the poorest in South America, has deepened ethnic divisions and exacerbated tensions during a crucial election.
Guyana’s Government Falls in No-Confidence Vote
The collapse of the government comes less than four years after a multiracial coalition defeated a powerful political party that held power for decades.