Working for the poor in the face of relentless fake news - Stabroek News

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Working for the poor in the face of relentless fake news - Stabroek News

Introduction

Today’s column wraps-up my interrogation cum discussion of the mis-representations, deceptions, and fake news hurled at Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector.

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