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GUYANA
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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GUYANA. A country of the Caribbean coast of South America and member of the
COMMONWEALTH. Languages: English (official), English Creole, Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, Amerindian languages. The region was sighted by Columbus in 1498 and settled by the Dutch in the 16c. The Dutch colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice were ceded to the British in 1815, and consolidated as
British Guiana in 1831, with independence in 1966. The term
Guyanese English is used, in opposition to
Creolese or
Guyanese Creole English, to refer to educated local usage. Its vocabulary contains items from
DUTCH (
paal boundary mark,
stelling wharf), Amerindian (
warishi basket for heavy loads,
mashramani celebration after cooperative work), and Indian languages (
sardar field supervisor on a plantation,
dhan rice paddy). See
CARIBBEAN ENGLISH,
CARIBBEAN ENGLISH CREOLE,
SURINAM.
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. Closing Of Three Cornered Amalgamation.
Business Wire; 4/8/2005; 671 words
; TORONTO -- Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("Guyana")(TSX:GUY) is pleased to announce that is has closed...Corporations Act ("CBCA"). The amalgamation involved the merger of Guyana with a company incorporated under the Companies Act (Quebec...
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. announces amendments to shareholder meeting matters.
PR Newswire; 4/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...TORONTO, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("Guyana") (TSX: GUY) announces today proposed amendments...Meeting"). The management information circular of Guyana dated February 27, 2009 (the "Circular") indicated...
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. to acquire Aranka Gold Inc.
News Wire article from: CNW Group; 12/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN/ >> Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("Guyana") (TSX: GUY) and Aranka Gold Inc. ("Aranka...a binding letter agreement, pursuant to which Guyana will acquire all of the issued and outstanding...
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. completes acquisition of Aranka Gold Inc.
News Wire article from: CNW Group; 1/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN/ >> Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("Guyana") (TSX: GUY) and Aranka Gold Inc. ("Aranka...announce today that the acquisition of Aranka by Guyana has been completed. Pursuant to a plan of arrangement...
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Guyana means business. (Guyana's economic conditions)(includes related on Guyana's rum industry)
Magazine article from: Americas (English Edition); 1/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...populations and shrinking resources. Guyana has the opposite problem: a huge land...exploit its abundant natural wealth. Guyana's population is around 600,000...virtually uninhabited. In January 1991, Guyana was formally admitted into the Organization...
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/21/2007; 549 words
; ...ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 21, 2007) - Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("Guyana")(TSX:GUY) announced today its intention...approval. Upon receiving regulatory approval, Guyana may, during the 12 month period beginning on December...
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. announces approval of annual and special meeting matters.
News Wire article from: CNW Group; 4/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...8, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("Guyana") announces shareholder approval of all matters...described in the management information circular of Guyana dated February 27, 2009 (the "Circular...
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. Calls Special Meeting of the Shareholders of Coronation Minerals
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 1/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...Jan. 28, 2008) - The Board of Directors of Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX:GUY)("Guyana") announced today that, in its capacity as...Coronation from office and elect a Board nominated by Guyana. The meeting will be held on March 6, 2008...
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. acquisition of Aranka Gold Inc. receives shareholder approval.
News Wire article from: CNW Group; 1/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...DESCRIBED HEREIN/ TORONTO, Jan. 23 /CNW/ - Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("Guyana") (TSX: GUY) and Aranka Gold Inc. ("Aranka...announce today that the acquisition of Aranka by Guyana by way of a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement...
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Guyana: Remembering Forbes Burnham
Magazine article from: New African; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...S. Burnham, the founder president of Guyana, suddenly died. The time has come for...Linden F.S. Burnham during the 1970s, Guyana was a great supporter of the African liberation...Beginning in 1970, he, on behalf of Guyana, at the non-aligned heads-of-government...
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Guyana
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Guyana Official name: Cooperative Republic of Guyana Area: 214,970 square kilometers (83,000 square miles...22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Guyana is a small independent republic located on the northeastern...
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GUYANA
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
GUYANA. A country of the Caribbean coast of South America and member of the COMMONWEALTH . Languages: English (official), English...
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French Guyana
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
French Guyana, see Guyane Française
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Dutch Guyana
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Dutch Guyana, see Surinam
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Carter, Martin
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...political turmoil that gripped his native Guyana in the 1950s and 1960s. He told fellow...holed as a revolutionary poet. But as Guyana's Stabroek News wrote, "there were...received limited recognition outside of Guyana, mainly because he refused to abandon...
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