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Guyana: Fire damages one of the oldest secondary schools on the island

A fire yesterday ravaged the St. George's Secondary School, one of the oldest schools in Guyana.

A total of 421 students have been displaced following a fire of unknown origin that ravaged the historic High School in Georgetown.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand along with Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn visited the scene as the fire raged.

Both ministers described the destruction of the school as a heartbreaking loss for not only for the present, but past and future students.

The Home Affairs Minister also acknowledged that the destroyed school, which was built during the 1800s, is a huge blow to the country's landmark.



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