Entries for January 27-28, 2021
USA POLITICS: America is a nation convulsed by the reality of waning white power – Opinion
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN
Have you ever wondered why there are African-Americans, Latino-Americans, Native-Americans and Caribbean-Americans but no Anglo-Americans? In f act, there are and they are known as “whites,” signifying power, and there is no reason for a hyphenated label.
“White” is meant also to reflect the conceit that the country is homogenous and all others are add-ons. That is the erroneous belief handed down from even before the founding of the republic. A homogenous society is one like China or India or Japan, where cultural sameness binds citizens together and very strict immigration policies severely limit the influx of foreigners. Continue reading →
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Venezuelan military detain third Guyanese fishing vessel
Jan 28, 2021 News
The detained Guyanese fishing Vessel ‘Miss Annie.’
Kaieteur News – A third Guyanese fishing vessel, ‘Miss Annie,’ bearing registration number GR972360 and its seven-man Guyanese crew were on Monday detained by the Venezuelan Military.
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Guyana SPEAKS: Celebrating Creativity In Guyana And The Diaspora – ZOOM – January 31, 2021
CELEBRATING CREATIVITY IN GUYANA AND THE DIASPORA
ZOOM opens at 1.45pm / Program starts at 2pm GMT – Sunday, 31st January 2021.PRESENTERS: Guyana Speaks 31 January 2021 – Line Up .
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GUYANA: Will Venezuela Go To War Over Oil? – By Viktor Katona for Oilprice.com
By Viktor Katona for Oilprice.com
Jan 25, 2021 (Baystreet.ca via COMTEX) — January 2021 is still far from over, yet the pages of Oilprice already boast 6 articles about Guyana being the hottest drilling spot in the world.
This is hardly surprising, considering the hot streak that ExxonMobil had over the past 5 years, with new companies coming in and stepping up the drilling game. The interest globally attributed to Guyana has aggravated Venezuela’s long-standing grievances over the disputed Essequibo province – before 2015 the Venezuela vs Guyana oil standoff was akin to a David vs Goliath story but now, with Guyana building up its oil reserves tally and continuing to attract new investors, the balance has become a lot more nuanced.
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MUSIC DOLDRUMS – By Dave Martins + Soca 2021 Video by Machel Montano
Stabroek News – By Dave Martins- January 17, 2021
In the midst of all the continuing malaise triggered by the COVID pandemic here, one of the lesser noted consequences is the effect on the music industry. Going in, one has to note that well prior to the epidemic, there has been a decline here, as well as in the Caribbean generally, for those whose income derives from the playing or selling of music in its various forms.
Overall, the music forms indigenous to us – soca, reggae, cadence, calypso, etc. – have been hit hard in the past few decades both in the number of outlets selling that material on CDs and tapes, as well as in the significant decline of bands playing live in our various hotels, restaurants, bars, etc. Continue reading →