Guyana’s gifts to the world
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26 May 2016 – From the section Latin America & Caribbean
It’s 50 years since the British colony of Guiana became Guyana.
Covering 214,969 sq km (83,000 sq miles), it is the only English-speaking country on mainland South America.
In popular culture, the country is sadly best known for the tragic events of Jonestown, where more than 900 people died in a mass suicide.
To mark the 50th anniversary of independence, BBC News highlights some of the positive contributions from “the land of a thousand rivers”.
Read more – Guyana’s gifts to the world – BBC News
