Daily Archives: 08/01/2012

QC-Bishops Labour Day Sunday Jam- Brooklyn NY – Sept 2, 2012

08/01/2012 – 5:31 pm

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India blackout, on second day, leaves 600 million without power

08/01/2012 – 5:57 am

India blackout, on second day, leaves 600 million without power

Washington Post July 30, 2012 -By and

NEW DELHI — The worst blackout in India’s history spread to more than half the country Tuesday, reinforcing concerns that the nation’s horribly inefficient power sector could undermine its long-term economic ambitions.

For the second day in a row, India’s electrical grid collapsed. Tuesday’s mystifying blackout, the largest in global history in terms of the number of people affected, deprived more than 600 million people of power — nearly one in 10 people in the world.    [more]

Also read:  Power restored after huge Indian power cut   – BBC

Also read:  Ten interesting things about India power – BBC

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Guyanese Online Newsletter: July 2012

08/01/2012 – 2:51 am

Guyanese Online Newsletter: July 2012

Download:    28 – Guyanese Online Newsletter – July 2012

This monthly newsletter is published on the last day of every month, with news and events for that month.  About 70% of our readers live in the USA, Canada, and the UK, and 30-day Blog statistics for July show that the blog had 45,300 hits, from over 180 countries.

Guyanese Associations can advertise FREE in this newsletter and blog, so send in your information early. Companies can advertise at very low rates.  Please write me at cybryan@gmail.com   or guyaneseonline@gmail.com

This 28th issue has 27 pages.  Here are the major news categories:  List of top 20 most popular; July’s  Blog Entries; Guyanese Associations News,  Guest Editorial; Guyana’s Parliament and Governance; Agriculture, Forestry and Mining;  Business; Education ; Medical News; Tourism; Arts and Cultural News;  and Caribbean and Regional News.  Some videos are also included

Your comments are welcome. Please put them on this Blog entry or e-mail me.

Have an enjoyable August at the various Guyanese and other events.

Cyril Bryan, Editor
Guyanese Online Blog and Newsletter

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