Entries for February 08-09, 2021
Guyanese Online celebrates its 11th Anniversary – 09 February 2021
Today, Guyanese Online celebrates its 11th Anniversary.
We have a large database of Guyanese worldwide. Most of our readers are in the USA, Canada, and the UK.
The website has carried articles and videos on Guyana, as well as articles on a wide range of subjects that may be of interest to our readers, many of them non-Guyanese We hope that you like our selections. To date we have had over 7.3 millions views on the website. Continue reading →
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GUYANA: Without independent oversight, oil fund more susceptible to mismanagement – US Analyst
US Analyst, Arthur Deakin
Feb 08, 2021 – Kaieteur News-Senior analyst at America’s Market Intelligence (AMI), Arthur Deakin, has posited that if Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) goes without independent oversight, then that oil fund will be more susceptible to “mismanagement and political cronyism”.
Deakin wrote these and other critical points in his January 2020 piece titled Fundamental Lessons for Guyana’s Sovereign Wealth Fund.
In his commentary, Deakin recalled that the governing law for the NRF, which currently holds US$185M in oil proceeds, was passed in early 2019 by the previous A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration. Continue reading →
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ART: Showcasing Guyana On A Calabash – By artist Daniel Romayah – HGPTV (Channel16 Cable67)
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ART: Showcasing Guyana On A Calabash – Video: HGPTV (Channel16 Cable67) – Kendell Richmond Interviewer
— Daniel Romayah, (AKA Rastaman), who for the last 37 years has eked out a living in front of Guyana Stores on Water Street Georgetown, selling his unique and eye-catching, artistic calabash pieces.
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ECONOMY: 2021 Top 10 Financial Predictions – By Neil McCoy- Ward – VIDEO
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ECONOMY: 2021 Top 10 Financial Predictions – By Neil McCoy- Ward – Premiered Feb 6, 2021
1. The Economy: We will continue to see negative growth this year, measured against the real production of goods and services in the economy. If we take away the Government & Central bank fake GDP (which is not creating any value in the economy)..
2. Unemployment: Will rise again this year once Governments stop the current unemployment benefits. There are a number of labour shortages currently because a number of people have been disincentivized from returning to work as they earning more money by not working than they would be by working..
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China and the US and a new world order — By David Jessop
— By David Jessop – February 2, 2021
A few days ago, China’s President, Xi Jinping, addressed the opening of this year’s Davos World Economic Forum. His remarks imply that China is positioning itself to be the voice for a new multilateral world order.
The full text warrants careful reading. It suggests that Beijing believes it has achieved global equivalence to the US and as its economy and influence grows stronger, it intends playing a much broader, higher profile leadership role in every aspect of international relations.
Underreported in the West, President Xi’s words, delivered virtually, have significant implications. Continue reading →
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Climate Crisis Update – NOAA National Climate Report 2020 and UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020
CLIMATE UPDATE – PART TWO
By Rosaliene Bacchus
Continued from Part One: U.S. Re-engagement in a Warming World.
According to the NOAA National Climate Report 2020, issued on January 12, 2021, last year was the most active wildfire year on record across the West. In California, thousands of firefighters battled five of the six largest wildfires in our state’s history. Nearly 10,000 fires burned over 4.2 million acres. The August Complex fire alone burned over 1 million acres, an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. In Colorado, three extensive wildfires, burning over 500,000 acres, also broke the state’s historical record...
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Guyanese Love Poems – Presented by Moray House Trust – Virtual Presentation – 13 February 2021
Moray House Trust warmly invites you to attend our sixth virtual event.
Title: Guyanese Love Poems
Readers: Francis Quamina Farrier, Stanley Greaves and many more.Date: Saturday 13th February 2021
Time: 5.00 PM Guyana 4.00 PM Toronto, New York 9.00 PM UK—