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Guyana: 53 years as a Republic – By The GHK Lall Column

02/24/2023 – 12:01 am

GHK Lall

By GHK Lall –  Feb 23, 2023

Kaieteur News – After 53 years of existence as a Republic, Guyana should have so much more to show for that time, so much to be proud about, even boast about, considering our fabulous endowments.  In people.  In the fruits of the earth, and now of the sea.  In the reality of potential and possibilities actually in our hands, in how well we are now positioned.  Though I am loathe to acknowledge, after 53 years, we have fallen short of our grand promise, been a huge disappointment.  So much given, so little to show for it.

Half of our citizens, however counted, have foreign addresses as their home.  The most telling demographic is our youth, the vigorous bloodstream of a polity and people, only for them to live and relive the ancient prejudices and bigotries of their forebears.  It is what punishes our social environment, what tampers with our minds, yokes our thinking.  We can have all the riches in the world (and we do), but if we do not have the skills and smarts and strengths to make the most expansive (inclusive) use of them, then we are all the poorer for what we have failed to contemplate, prioritize, achieve.  We have failed to do so, haven’t we?        Continue reading →

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GUYANA: PARUIMA VILLAGE – Home of the ARECUNA PEOPLE – Video

02/23/2023 – 12:30 am

GUYANA: PARUIMA VILLAGE, HOME OF THE ARECUNA PEOPLE

Comments on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4WmBRe5Mg

Paruima – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paruima

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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TORONTO: St. Stanislaus College Alumni – Spring Dance – April 22. 2023

02/21/2023 – 6:10 am

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GUYANA: Green Heart – video Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions (CATS)

02/20/2023 – 3:20 am

Green Heart – video – by Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions (CATS)

 Comments on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upXygwTU0Ow

‘Green Heart’ is a recommendable film on sustainable tropical forestry in the Green Heart of Guyana, where greenheart (Chlorocardium rodiei) timber, which is native to Guyana and neighboring Suriname, is being harvested by the ‘Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development’ (IIC).

‘Green Heart’ was commissioned by the ‘Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’ (GIZ) GmbH through the ‘Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions’ (CATS) program and financed by the ‘German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development’ (BMZ). CATS is a regional development cooperation program jointly carried out by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and GIZ.

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SOCIETY: Male inequality- explained by an expert | Richard Reeves – video

02/08/2023 – 1:20 am

SOCIETY: Male inequality- explained by an expert | Richard Reeves – video

Modern males are struggling. Author Richard Reeves outlines the three major issues boys and men face and shares possible solutions.

Boys and men are falling behind. This might seem surprising to some people, and maybe ridiculous to others, considering that discussions on gender disparities tend to focus on the structural challenges faced by girls and women, not boys and men. But long-term data reveal a clear and alarming trend: In recent decades, American men have been faring increasingly worse in many areas of life, including education, workforce participation, skill acquisition, wages, and fatherhood. Gender politics is often framed as a zero-sum game: Any effort to help men takes away from women.       Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Why OpenAI’s ChatGPT Is Such A Big Deal – video

02/07/2023 – 12:21 am

OpenAI, which Elon Musk helped to co-found back in 2015, is the San Francisco-based startup that created ChatGPT.

The company opened ChatGPT up for public testing in November 2022. In under a week, the artificial intelligence model amassed over a million users, according to OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman. By the end of January, ChatGPT was averaging about 13 million visitors per day. Users have had ChatGPT write everything from essays, to lyrics and even correct computer code. ChatGPT is part of a growing field of AI known as generative AI, which allows users to create brand new content including videos, music and text. But generative AI still faces a number of challenges, such as developing content that is inaccurate, biased or inappropriate.

Now enterprises and the public are wondering what wide access to AI will mean for businesses and society. Chapters: 00:00 — Intro 01:36 — Chatting with ChatGPT 03:03 — Understanding ChatGPT 06:39 — Use cases and limitations 10:09 — Future implications

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BUSINESS” History: The Portuguese Caribbean Rum of Trinidad, Guyana, and Antigua

02/07/2023 – 12:03 am
Portuguese Rum Blenders and Merchants in Trinidad

An issue with the Colonial Classification of Rum is that it defines the spirit by the three European powers that came to the Caribbean to conquer, and the contributions made by other groups are essentially erased.

One such group is the Portuguese people who migrated in multiple waves and made an invaluable and often overlooked contribution to rum. In the context of rum being understood as French, Spanish, or English; there is definitely a case for understanding the concept of Portuguese Caribbean Rum.          Continue reading →

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BUSINESS: ChatGPT could threaten some jobs – particularly white-collar ones

02/04/2023 – 12:10 am

ChatGPT

  •  is only a few months old and already causing waves in the business world.
  • Experts say ChatGPT and related AI could threaten some jobs, particularly white-collar ones.
  • Insider compiled a list of 10 jobs this technology could replace, according to experts.

The chatbot may be more powerful than we ever imagined. Google found that, in theory, the search engine would hire the bot as an entry-level coder if it interviewed at th company.              Continue reading →

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Guyana-Jamaica Friendship Association NY – Boat Ride – Brooklyn NY – July 15, 2023

02/04/2023 – 12:05 am

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GUYANA: Flying into Guyana – First Impressions of Georgetown + Kaieteur Falls – 2 videos

02/03/2023 – 12:20 am

Flying into Guyana – First Impressions of Georgetown

Our 10 day trip through Guyana starts here in the capital of Georgetown! This was an incredible trip to one of the least visited countries in the world.

We started in Georgetown and got the chance to try to make the famous Seven Curry, with Singing Chef Adventures. Then we went to the National Park to find the manatees, before finally ending up along the river for sunset.              Continue reading →

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