Daily Archives: 11/22/2016

Guyana Government News Brief – November 18, 2016

11/22/2016 – 7:12 am

GINA logoGuyana Government News Brief – November 18, 2016

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Guyana – Go SEE Visits 2016 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11/22/2016 – 6:47 am
Go SEE Visits 2016 – Foreign Affairs Guyana
Subject: Go SEE Visits 2016
 Dear Fellow Guyanese,

 The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are inviting entrepreneurs from the Guyanese Diaspora to submit applications for the “Go See Visits 2016”. This initiative is a component of a Regional Project for “Effective and Sustainable Diaspora Engagement for Development in the Caribbean”, which is being implemented in Belize, Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname.

The Go See Visits 2016 will provide entrepreneurs of Guyanese origin residing overseas with an opportunity to visit Guyana in January of 2017, to explore prospects for establishing small and medium-sized businesses in their home country based on an assessment of the major sectors.  This initiative will also help to establish networks and create opportunities for new and innovative entrepreneurship initiatives, including those geared to increase employment in low income communities in Guyana.  A total of ten (10) overseas Guyanese entrepreneurs will be selected under this initiative.    Continue reading →

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Guyana: Region 10 Christmas Party – December 17, 2016 at 325 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

11/22/2016 – 12:35 am
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From: Linden Fund USA <lfu_secretary@lindenfund.org>

Subject: Region 10 Christmas Party

Dear family and friends,

The Linden Fund USA and the Ituni International Association are again co-hosting a festive holiday party on Saturday, December 17th at 325 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $25. Attendees will be able to tape greetings that will be aired on NCN on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day in Region 10. Celebrate the holidays with us and send your love to family and friends at home in Guyana.

Last year’s event was our first collaboration and it was a wonderful success. The interaction between Guyanese from these two communities ignited new friendships in our drive to help our hometowns and Region 10.

The holidays greetings taped at our 2015 Party and broadcast on NCN TV were uploaded on our LFU YouTube channel and viewed by many supporters.  Continue reading →

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Trump: US to quit TPP trade deal on first day in office – outlines other plans – BBC News

11/22/2016 – 12:20 am

Trump: US to quit TPP trade deal on first day in office – BBC News

President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House.

He made the announcement in a video message outlining what he intends to do first when he takes office in January.

The TPP trade deal was signed by 12 countries which together cover 40% of the world’s economy.  The TPP was agreed in 2015 by countries including Japan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico, but is not yet ratified.

The Republican also pledged to reduce “job-killing restrictions” on coal production and stop visa abuses.   Continue reading →

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Barbados 50th Anniversary Independence Lights, Bridgetown aerial panorama | Interactive aerial virtual tour

11/22/2016 – 12:20 am
Subject: Barbados 50th Anniversary Independence Lights, Bridgetown aerial panorama | Interactive aerial virtual tour from Above Barbados

Barbados celebrates its 50th anniversary of Independence on November 30, 2016.

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Barbados 50th Anniversary Independence Lights, Bridgetown …
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An interactive, zoomable panoramic aerial image of Barbados 50th Anniversary Independence Lights, Bridgetown from Above Barbados.
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The University of Guyana – Commencement Address by Dr. Vincent Adams – Nov 12, 2016

11/22/2016 – 12:15 am

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The University of Guyana 
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Commencement Address Delivered by Dr. Vincent Adams
on the Occasion of
The Fiftieth Convocation on November 12, 2016

Your Excellency President David Granger, Honorable Ministers of the Government, Pro-Chancellor Bibi Shadick, Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith, Members of the faculty and staff, other distinguished guests, other attendees, friends, and most importantly, the very reason why we are here today – the members of the University of Guyana class of 2016. Congratulations!!
Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate my very dear friend and fellow UG alumnus, Vice Chancellor Griffith for first surviving his first four and one-half months in office; but on a more serious note, thank him for putting his money where his mouth is, by his returning home to serve in this most critical position of Vice Chancellor, leading the renaissance of this great institution in its underpinning of this nation’s enormous future. UG is in great hands with him at its helm.         Continue reading →
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