A Few Ways to Fix a Government – by Charity Wayua – TED video

A Few Ways to Fix a Government – by Charity Wayua – TED video

Charity Wayua

Charity Wayua put her skills as a cancer researcher to use on an unlikely patient: the government of her native Kenya. She shares how she helped her government drastically improve its process for opening up new businesses, a crucial part of economic health and growth, leading to new investments and a World Bank recognition as a top reformer.

Charity Wayua, in this fascinating talk, talks about how a small team of analysts with unusual backgrounds managed to diagnose a sticky problem that was keeping new businesses from thriving — and how they ended up making real change that drives prosperity and growth…… Watch video »

Here’s Everyone Who’s Immigrated to the U.S. Since 1820 – interactive map

Here’s Everyone Who’s Immigrated to the U.S. Since 1820

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May 3, 2016 – http://metrocosm.com/animated-immigration-map/

This is neat.  Also watch the lower left of the screen.                   

For the past 200 years where have all the people been coming from?                         
Notice what happens after 1970. You can stop it by clicking the “stop/start” box/arrow

on the right side of the slide.

From 1820 to 2013, 79 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States. The interactive map below visualizes all of them based on their prior country of residence. The brightness of a country corresponds to its total migration to the U.S. at the given time.      

Guyana Government News Brief – February 24, 2017 – Video

GINA Guyana

Guyana Government News Brief – February 24, 2017 – Video

Guyana aims to shift economy from gold to green – by Molly Bergen

Guyana aims to shift economy from gold to green

by MOLLY BERGEN – January 27, 2017

Alluvial gold mining in the rainforests of Guyana. This is a medium-scale operation; many Guyanese work in the artisanal, small-scale gold mining sector, which is built around removing minerals from topsoils. As the gold runs out, the supply accessible from the surface will be the first to disappear, leaving many people in search of new livelihoods. (© Pete Oxford/iLCP)     

Donald Trump’s Biggest Lie: His Promise to Unify America – commentary

-Donald Trump’s Biggest Lie: His Promise to Unify America

Democrats can barely keep up with the anger of their own grassroots supporters

David Usborne – New York | Independent UK

Has there ever been a growlier president than Donald Trump? He is the new scary clown, lacing slander and bile with quips about the athleticism of his own brain. He laps up the love while brandishing a rhetorical buzz-saw at his enemies. That’s the media, mostly, but also America’s trading partners. Even its purported allies. He is still hitting out at Hillary, for heaven’s sake.   

NICIL Fraud investigation…Former Ministers among those to be charged next week – Khemraj Ramjattan

NICIL Fraud investigation…Former Ministers among those to be charged next week – Khemraj Ramjattan

Feb 25, 2017  Kaieteur News – By Brushell Blackman

Khemraj Ramjattan

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says that criminal charges will be brought against a number of officials including People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) former Government Ministers, next week.

In an interview with Kaieteur News, Ramjattan said that the Special Organised Crimes Unit (SOCU) has completed its investigation into the operations of the National Investment and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL).

He said that SOCU’s recommendations and that case file are now attracting the attention of the special prosecutors who are perusing the documents and will now recommend who is to be charged.    

Guyana Government News Brief – February 22, 2017- video

GINA Guyana

Guyana Government News Brief – February 22, 2017- video

Contrived Chaos and States of Confusion – By Rosaliene Bacchus

Three Worlds One Vision

There has been a lot of analysis suggesting that the executive-level politics we’re seeing play out right now are about incompetence or irrationality. The psychology of the President himself has been called into question, with bizarre public performances and blatant falsities being propagated, mirroring that of others in the Administration.

Source: Contrived Chaos and States of Confusion

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Tourism is vital to the Caribbean economy – By David Jessop

The View from Europe: Tourism is vital to the Caribbean economy

Published on February 25, 2017   By David Jessop

David Jessop

“Tourism is a vital sector to the economies of member states.” So said Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government in the communiqué that followed their recent inter-sessional meeting in Georgetown, Guyana.

Taken at face value the statement is unremarkable, even obvious; but the language chosen, its inclusion, and the recommendations made in relation to the challenges the industry faces, suggest that tourism’s significance to the region’s long term economic growth and stability has at last been formally recognised.      

The Cliff of Nuclear Annihilation: Humanity is on the Brink of Extinction!

The Cliff of Nuclear Annihilation: Humanity is on the Brink of Extinction! Thirty Seconds to Midnight