Daily Archives: October 26, 2018

The Linden Fund USA & Ituni International Association – Holiday Party – December 15, 2018 – Details

October 26, 2018 – 9:19 am
Region 10 Xmas Party 2018

Region 10 Christmas Party & Taping of Xmas Greetings – Dec. 15. 2018

Dear Members and Friends,

Linden Fund USA and the Ituni International Association are again co-hosting a festive REGION 10 Christmas Party.

Join us on Saturday, December 15 at Burchell’s Suite, 8926 Avenue D, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $30. [See attached flyer]

Attendees will be able to tape greetings to be aired on NCN on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day in Region 10. Start the holiday season with us and send your love to family and friends at home in Guyana.

Our annual collaboration has been a great success. This interaction among Guyanese always ignite new friendships and strengthen others, so do join us in our drive to help Region 10.

With continued thanks for your support!

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Gail Christopher-Henry . Interim Secretary, LFU

Email: lfu_secretary@lindenfund.org
Visit us at www.lindenfund.org or www.fa cebook.com/lindenfundusa

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CANGO – Canada-Guyana Outreach Mission to Guyana – Report for October 24. 2018

October 26, 2018 – 1:48 am
This Report has been prepared by CANGO

Solar Panels being installed at Warakaba “Longhouse”

This has been a very busy week for the admin and support team. After leaving Moruca last Sunday we headed straight up to Warakaba (Longhouse) in the Upper Pomeroon. Sharir Chan, from Guyana Medical Relief, along with the electricians to install the wiring and solar panels accompanied us on the trip. Going up the Pomeroon River was certainly an adventure as the skies opened up and we had to huddle under the tarps for most of the journey.

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CANADA EXPECTS $$BILLIONS FROM MARIJUANA

October 26, 2018 – 12:34 am

Oct 21, 2018  Editorial – Kaieteur News

On Wednesday October 17, Canada legalized the use of recreational marijuana. It joined Uruguay as the only two countries in the world that make marijuana legal for anyone over eighteen years. Uruguay legalized marijuana in 2013.

Although the use of marijuana for medical purposes has been legal in Canada since 2001, the Cannabis Act has made Canada the first G7 nation to implement legislation to permit the use of the substance. Bill C-45 was passed in the House of Commons in November 2017; the Senate passage of the Bill in June 2018 was the final hurdle to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the country.      Continue reading →

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When do the clocks go back and could 2018 be the last time they change? – The Guardian UK

October 26, 2018 – 12:22 am

EU countries could ditch practice as research finds effects of changing time are worse than previously thought

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A clock and a calendar
 2am on Sunday 28 October marks the end of British Summer Time. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

It’s that joyous time of the year when pretty much everybody in the UK gets an extra hour in bed, as the clocks go back at 2am on Sunday 28 October with the end of British summer time. Joyous, of course, unless you are parent of small children, own pets, are working a night-shift over the weekend, or don’t like the trade of of earlier sunsets for a bit more morning light.

2018 may mark one of the final times that the continent of Europe changes the clocks back in unison with the UK – or indeed at all, as moves are afoot to abolish daylight saving time in the EU.

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