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Revenue stamps of Guyana refer to the various revenue or fiscal stamps, whether adhesive, directly embossed or otherwise, which have been issued by Guyana since its independence in 1966. Prior to independence, the country was known as British Guiana , and it had issued its own revenue stamps since the 19th century.
The three British National Insurance Funds hold the contributions of the National Insurance Scheme, set up by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1911. It was reformed in 1948 and assumed broadly its current form in 1975, when the separate National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) and National Insurance (Reserve) Funds were merged with it. [ 1 ]
The area has the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, a police station, a post office, a National Insurance Scheme office, [1] as well as a mosque. [2] The Mahaicony Technical Institute also hosts events for the public. [3] The Hospital is an old land mark for the community, as the main health outreach alongside several health centres.
A British 1948 National Insurance stamp, once used to collect contributions to the scheme. National insurance contributions (NICs) fall into a number of classes. Class 1, 2 and 3 NICs paid are credited to an individual's NI account, which determines eligibility for certain benefits - including the state pension.
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The Parliament Building houses the National Assembly of Guyana, and is located in the capital Georgetown. The building was designed by Joseph Hadfield, and is located in Brickdam where the Court of Policy used to be. The building was completed on 21 February 1834.
The upper side of Brickdam was once lined with palm trees. [ 6 ] The old name of the city is still reflected in Georgetown's main market, Stabroek Market , which has existed on or near its present location since the 18th century, [ 7 ] and the newspaper Stabroek News , established in 1986. [ 8 ]