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Issue No. 6472
THE BEACON OF TRUTH TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
Government slashes Bartica electricity rates by 25%
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WHAT'S INSIDE:
Illicit guns fuel P crime, threaten 5 Caribbean stability – Guyana’s UN rep
See story on page 7
“He swerved P16 to save 2 pedestrians” – eyewitness on Corentyne accident
Fire that ravaged Demerara Shipping workshop deliberately P11 set – GFS President Dr Irfaan Ali met with residents of Kamarang, Karrau Creek and other satellite communities Monday during his two‑day outreach to Region Seven (CuyuniMazaruni)
Oko West Gold Project
Over 900 Guyanese part of G Mining Ventures’ 1100 workforce See story on page 3
Heavy rainfall, flooding force closure of 7 schools Pages 12 & 13
Another excavator snags GPL’s transmission line triggering power outages
GO-Invest London forum
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Fisherman dies after falling, P11 hitting head while repairing boat at Unity foreshore “He promised me he was coming home” – mother of man killed in P Berbice crash 15
UK investors eyeing investments in Guyana, urged to partner with locals Page 9