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Deadly School Fire Casts Light on Sexual Exploitation in Guyana Mining Town - The Wall Street Journal

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Deadly School Fire Casts Light on Sexual Exploitation in Guyana Mining Town - WSJ

MAHDIA, Guyana—Years ago, education officials in this remote mining town installed metal bars on the windows of the high school’s dormitory partly to keep girls and boys from being preyed upon in a town known for parties, nightclubs and brothels frequented by local gold miners.

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