ENTRIES FOR 15 NOVEMBER 2020
GUYANA: OPINION – Remigration is not the answer
Nov 15, 2020 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom – Kaieteur News
The PPP’s Robert Persaud’s diaspora and remigration policy is misguided. It is no different from the policy pursued by the APNU+AFC because it is premised on limiting push factors and encouraging persons to return.
Recent data – much of which is questionable – suggests that more than half of the country’s population resides outside of Guyana, the majority in North America. Canada and the United States are where the majority of overseas-based Guyanese are to be found.
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US ELECTIONS: The Republican Party and Donald Trump’s alternative election fantasy – The Economist
— Four fifths of Trump voters think Joe Biden’s win was illegitimate
Nov 14th 2020 – WASHINGTON, DC – The EconomistAmong republicans’ favourite grievances over the past four years is a claim that Democrats never accepted the results of the 2016 election. In fact, nine hours after the Associated Press called the election for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton took to a much smaller stage than she had hoped to command to say that she had “congratulated Donald Trump, and offered to work with him on behalf of our country.” Soon afterward, then-President Barack Obama said he would “make sure that this is a successful transition…we are now all rooting for [Mr. Trump’s] success in uniting and leading the country.” Democrats may not have liked the result, but they did nothing to prevent Mr. Trump from taking office. Continue reading →
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VIDEO: Race in America – by Phil Vischer
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VIDEO: Race in America – by Phil Vischer
We need to talk about race. Why are people angry? Why so upset? Didn’t we elect a black president? Pass civil rights laws? Isn’t racism illegal now? Three years ago my brother Rob and I co-taught a class that discussed issues of racial injustice. That class turned into a popular podcast episode, which we’ve now turned into this video. Why are people still angry? Let’s take a look at race in America…
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Also check out the RECIPES on Guyanese Online.. Here are some links:
1. Guyana Recipes by Zorinaspice – 43 videos – autoplay
2. RECIPES From Guyana and the Caribbean – From Guyana Outpost archive
3. Cuisine: Recipes for Some Guyanese delicacies for the Christmas season