Entries for 26 October 2020
Caribbean Diaspora Angel Investor Conference – Friday November 13. 2020 – 9.00am-7.00pm EST – Virtual
HOW TO INVEST IN HIGH POTENTIAL CARIBBEAN COMPANIES
Please join the Guyana Economic Development Trust, an independent US-based philanthropic organization, for this timely event.
Register at www.diasporainvestorsummit.org
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COVID-19: Why China’s dramatic economic recovery might not add up – The Guardian
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The Guardian – Emma Graham-Harrison – Sun 25 Oct 2020
The country seems to have rebounded, but some analysts believe that at the very least, there is sleight of hand at work
Beijing prompted envy, admiration and not a little resentment when it released data last week confirming that it was the first major economy to start growing again after the devastation caused by Covid-19 in the first half of the year.
China appeared to have achieved the V-shaped recovery being chased by finance ministers around the world, after pioneering mass lockdowns to contain the virus that had taken hold in Wuhan, then shutting its borders to stop it filtering back in from abroad.
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CSIS “The Guyanese Diaspora” reaffirms the need for a diaspora portal:
— GuyanaWorx launched and ready
The Washington based Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) recently launched a report on “The Guyanese Diaspora”
Its “Key Recommendation” is “to work collectively and deliberately to establish broader communications, engagement, and collaboration between Guyana and the diaspora… this initiative should be based on a comprehensive digital strategy to harness the human capital within the Guyanese diaspora as a resource to be tapped in Guyana’s development.”
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MUSIC VIDEO: Dave Martin and the Tradewinds – 1987 visit to Washington DC
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MUSIC VIDEO: Dave Martin and the Tradewinds – 1987 visit to Washington DC