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Issue No. 6551
THE BEACON OF TRUTH THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2026
Canadian company eyes $300B investment, 6.3M ounces of gold, 2000 jobs
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WHAT'S INSIDE:
9 newborns P11 delivered en route to hospital by Fire Service EMTs
…pursues large-scale mining operations at Omai
Pres Ali leads high-level talks with US lawmakers on security, regional stability Page 3
Safety breaches, delays will not be tolerated – Edghill warns bridge contractors P2
P9 Guyana’s Ambassador engages Latvia Foreign Minister on UNSG bid
3rd man charged over 2025 Angoy’s Avenue double murder P8
President Dr Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister Mark Phillips, along with Cabinet Ministers and other senior Government officials, with the visiting bipartisan United States congressional delegation and US Ambassador Nicole Theriot at the Office of the President in Georgetown
All CCJ Judges to sit on every panel – Justice Anderson’s reform takes effect
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10-minute wait Heated dispute time for emergency turns deadly cases at Regional in Linden …miner killed, suspect nabbed after disposing of gun Hospitals – Pres Ali Page 11
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Bourda burial ground restoration aims to return order, dignity P13