Guyana rejects request from US to relay VOA to Venezuela

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Guyana rejects request from US to relay VOA to Venezuela

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - The Guyana Government says it has turned down a request from the United States to relay the Voice of America (VOA) programmes to Venezuela utilising a local medium wave tower.The request was made through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which, in turn, channelled the request to the Ministry of Public Telecommunications.

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