Politics interfering with UG's full achievements – President
October 1, 2013	Leave a comment
President Donald Ramotar attended a University of Guyana (UG) 50th anniversary caucus Tuesday afternoon calling for an end to the politics that is trying to ruin the image of what is supposed to be the country's premier tertiary institution. Tuesday marks the beginning of weeks of planned activities to commemorate the Turkeyen Campus's Golden Jubilee even as it continues to ...
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