Entries for 15 December 2020

MIGRATION: Venezuelan Boat People: a New Refugee Crisis in the Americas

The recent discovery of 14 Venezuelan refugees (so far) drowned on the coast of Güiria, eastern Venezuela, with at least three children among them, shows what the migratory explosion from Venezuela is producing.

In this piece, we explain why more and more Venezuelans are dying at sea, victims of human trafficking networks, trapped between the corrupt officials who profit from the business of getting poor people out of their unlivable country, and an unprepared Trinidad and Tobago where the Maduro-friendly government manipulates xenophobia to its advantage.          Continue reading →

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GUYANA: CDB approves US$112 million to upgrade road linking Linden to Maburi Hill

GUYANA: CDB loans US$112 million; the UK contributes £50 million (US$66 million) grant; Guyana contributes US$12Million

Demerara Waves Friday, 11 December 2020

The project is the first phase of a wider plan to develop a transportation corridor from Georgetown, the capital city, to Lethem on the southwest border; connecting the Port in Georgetown with northern Brazil.        Continue reading →

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New Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana is Mark Berman

Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman

 Dec 14, 2020 – News – Mark Berman has been named as the replacement for Lilian Chatterjee as the High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana and Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Ms. Chatterjee was High Commissioner in Guyana from 2017 to 2020, before being appointed High Commissioner of Canada to Barbados.

Canada is pleased to announce Mark Berman as Next Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana.      Continue reading →

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Guyana Consulate Toronto: Virtual Jubilee Awards Ceremony & Cultural Presentation – December 27, 2020 – 7PM EST

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Also check out the RECIPES on Guyanese Online.. Here are some links:

1. Cuisine: Recipes for Some Guyanese delicacies for the Christmas season

2. RECIPES From Guyana and the Caribbean – From Guyana Outpost archive

3.  Guyana Recipes by Zorinaspice – 43 videos – autoplay


Guyanese OnlinePublished by Cyril G. Bryan - cybryan@gmail.com
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