Guyana: LATEST NEWS – 20 July 2016 – Kaieteur News… (see other News sources at the end of this entry)
- Georgetown needs urban model of drainage system – Dutch Engineers
- City Hall blocks shippers’ vehicles from leaving wharves …unless they pay “road usage fee”
- Guyana now rated as upper middle class economy …according to World Bank 2016 classification
- Deputy Mayor forced to ride bicycle …after opposing Parking Meter project
- Auditor recommends NICIL recover $138M from BBCI, GPL
- HEYS and capacity building… 2,000 hinterland youths exposed to skills training
- We must open our public procurement to int’l competition …“It is a powerful tool to fighting corrupt practices, increasing transparency” -Minister Sharma
- Region Six REO’s alleged abandonment of duties… Dr. Ramayya officially on leave, did not walk off – Coalition Rep.
- Govt. seeks consensus on private sector workers’ minimum wage
- More schools, teachers’ quarters on the cards for Region Nine
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Brexit, Racism and the European Blame Game – By Peter Bloom
Brexit, Racism and the European Blame Game
Monday, 18 July 2016 00:00
The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) has sparked national and international shock as well as outrage. More than just a decision on whether the country should stay or go, it was transformed into a referendum on the continuing power of multiculturalism and toleration against the resurgent forces of racism and xenophobia.
However, this popular narrative misses how much of Brexit’s rhetoric and politics was fueled by the increasingly racist and conservative rhetoric of the EU over the past decade. In recent years, the EU has become a vehicle for spreading neoliberalism and austerity — forcefully if necessary. Continue reading →
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