Daily Archives: March 27, 2018

Senior Guyanese Friendship Association – Family Brunch – April 29. 2018 – Toronto

March 27, 2018 – 4:35 pm

Download Flyer:Senior Guyanese Friendship Association -Brunch – April 29. 2018 – Toronto

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Goldfields Mining to invest US$600M in underground gold mining in Guyana

March 27, 2018 – 7:19 am

Goldfields insists local content footprint has met requirements – company steams ahead with US$600M expansion to underground mining

 Mar 27, 2018  – Kaieteur News

Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc./Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) is insisting that it has fulfilled its part of the agreement with the people of Guyana, even surpassing projections of its footprint in Guyana.

Officials of the Region Seven mining company were being grilled by media workers on Sunday March 25, during a tour to the area.        Continue reading →

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Tourism Matters: Welcoming Locals for ‘Staycations’ – By Adrian Loveridge

March 27, 2018 – 12:54 am

Commentary: Tourism Matters: Welcoming Locals for ‘Staycations’

– By Adrian Loveridge – Barbados

With the recent reminder by Hugh Riley, the secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) that on average around 30 percent of the entire regional hotel room stock is empty at any given time of the year, it is perhaps even more surprising that greater emphasis is currently not being placed promoting the much heralded ‘Staycation initiative’.

As we enter the long, soft summer period, surely our hoteliers can see the value of filling otherwise empty rooms, even if they cannot command those hefty rates extracted in the winter peak period?       Continue reading →

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Profile: Suzanne Mahadeo – Director, Indo-Caribbean Alliance, New York

March 27, 2018 – 12:48 am

Profile: Suzanne Mahadeo – Director, Indo-Caribbean Alliance, New York 

By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

Suzanne Mahadeo is the new Director of the Indo-Caribbean Alliance (ICA) and the first woman to hold this position. The ICA is a community-based organization in Richmond Hill, New York, that advocates for the rights of the Indo-Caribbean population. Suzanne brings a wealth of international experience to the organization and her work and travel background is sure to advance its agenda.    Continue reading →

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Linden Fund USA – Annual Breakfast Social – Brooklyn NY – May 19. 2018

March 27, 2018 – 12:18 am

Linden Fund USA

Dear members and friends,

The annual Breakfast Social held by the Linden Fund USA will take place on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Woodbine Social Club, Brooklyn, NY.

All the well-loved Guyanese breakfast foods will be on the menu.  A cultural show of dance performances and a line-up of gospel, contemporary, and folk songs will also be a part of this event.  Please come out and support this fund-raising effort.

Regards,

Shona Wright
lfu_secretary@lindenfund.org
Visit us at www.lindenfund.org or at www.facebook.com/lindenfundusa

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