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25 RANKS SUCESSFULLY COMPLETE GRADE THREE FINANCE COURSE

Twenty-five more soldiers are now equipped with the requisite knowledge to function as junior finance and pay clerks, following their successful completion of the Grade Three Finance Course 2021-01. During the 12- week course, the

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212 SOLDIERS COMPLETE LEADERSHIP COURSES

A total of 212 soldiers graduated from three courses, designed to boost their leadership capacity, at their respective levels in the Guyana Defence Force.The Platoon Sergeants’ Course (PSC) 2021-01, the Section Commanders’ Course (SCC) 2021-02

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GDF MAKES TIMELY DONATION TO KAIKAN COMMUNITY

The Guyana Defence Force continues to build good relations with the community of Kaikan, Region 7(Cuyuni/Mazaruni) with its latest gesture being the donation of a quantity of sports equipment, trophies and medals.During the simple presentation

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GDF will play integral role in developing National Disaster Plan—President Ali

His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that the Guyana Defence Force would play an integral role in the development of a National Disaster plan to help protect Guyanese and the country’s resources from the effects of climate change

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Why your next school trip should be to the forest

About 60% of businesses that have closed during the coronavirus pandemic will never reopen, and restaurants have suffered the most, according to new data from Yelp.

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Searching for signs of past landscapes in the nation’s forests

And as the day advanced and the engine drivers and stokers refused to return to London

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COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE WOMEN’S ARMY CORPSLIEUTENANT COLONEL NATASHA STANFORD

99382 Lieutenant Colonel Natasha Stanford is the Commanding Officer of the Women’s Army Corps. She enlisted in the Guyana Defence Force in March 1994. Her decision to enlist was largely influenced by her father, a

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A brief history of the Guyana Defence Force 1965-2005 by David Granger

The year was 1967, and as word spread that the newly formed Guyana Defence Force was looking to bring women on board, many of the country’s young womenfolk were eager to take advantage of the

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Colonel Cecil Edgar (Pluto) Martindale

02-Feb-1926 – 16-Feb-2019 Colonel Cecil Martindale stands as one of the pillars in the history of Guyana’s military and sporting development, leaving behind a distinguished legacy of service, leadership, and community engagement. His military career

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Replanting National Forests After Bark Beetle Outbreaks

The British prime minister continually survives the chaos of his choices—much to pundits’ chagrin. How?