GUYANA: Gov’t in talks with Air Canada for direct flights to Guyana – newsroom.gy

Newsroom- Guyana – February 17, 2022

Air Canada – the largest Canadian airline – has signalled keen interest to enter Guyana’s market with the executives engaging President Irfaan Ali, the Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and the Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry Oneidge Walrond on Wednesday.

Though the meeting was held behind closed doors, Minister Edghill shared with the News Room on Thursday that the engagement was a “continuation of talks” with the airline that could possibly see direct flights being offered to Canada from Guyana.

“We want service out of Toronto direct to Guyana so we continuing talks to see that be realised,” the Public Works Minister said during a telephone interview.

GUYANA: Govt developing diaspora database to match skills with labour market

DPI GUYANA — February 16, 2022

Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Robert Persaud, said the ministry is developing a diaspora database that will match the skills of Guyanese abroad to the needs of the job market locally.

Persaud was speaking at the four-day International Energy Conference and Expo at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown on Wednesday  February 16, 2022.

PHOTO: Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Robert Persaud making his presentation.

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Celebrating African American History Month – By: Labor Heritage Foundation

Introduction:  Fredrick D. Redmond

Fredrick D. Redmond is the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO. He was elected to the position by the AFL-CIO Executive Council on

Fredrick Redmond

Aug. 20, 2021, and is the first African American to hold this office in the history of the labor federation. He had previously served on the federation’s Executive Council since 2008.

As international vice president for human affairs, a position to which he was first elected to in 2006, Redmond oversaw the union’s Civil and Human Rights Department and worked with USW allies across the country in responding to attacks on voting rights and in combating economic inequality.

Redmond has spent his entire life fighting for racial justice in the workplace and throughout our communities.            

GUYANA: Speech Reports: International Energy Conference and Expo – 2022 – 5 articles

Guyana welcomes investors but Guyanese must benefit -President Ali tells investors

An olive branch has been extended to companies looking to invest in the oil and gas producing nation of Guyana. However, while they are welcomed to invest, companies are being reminded that Guyanese must be able to benefit from those investments. President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali extended the invitation at the opening of the International […]
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CANADA: Early history of Black Canadians in Toronto’s neighbourhoods – The Weather Network

Isabella O’Malley, M.Env.Sc – Reporter – February 14th 2022 – The Weather Network

The Weather Network is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, a city with hundreds of years of rich history and culture. In celebration of Black History Month, we would like to recognize the early history of Black Canadians in the 1800s.

In the 1800s, many Black Canadians used their skills to cultivate the land, build communities, and establish businesses.

Historians estimate that 30,000 to 40,000 people escaping slavery arrived in Canada through the Underground Railroad, which began in the 1830s. According to the U.S. National Park Service, they travelled in the darkness after sunset and used the North Star, which is most visible in the evenings during late winter and spring, as a northward guide to freedom.

Several cities in southern Ontario that are close to the United States, such as St. Catherines, were stations on the Underground Railroad where Harriet Tubman led African Americans who were escaping slavery.

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GUYANA: The Guyanese Diaspora: A clarion call for meaningful engagement – By Lear Matthews

By Lear Matthews

It has occurred to this writer that the word Diaspora is widely used but perhaps not clearly understood by many who are purportedly viewed as a part of it. Diaspora refers to the group of people or individuals from a particular cultural region or nation, residing outside of their country of origin.

They generally maintain strong sentiment and material links to the homeland. Diaspora activities include remittance transfers, circular and return migration, investment, knowledge transfer and networking. A necessary condition for a migrant collective to be considered a diaspora is the extent to which contacts with the country of origin, real or imagined, material or cultural is sustained. A level of transnational connection is maintained.       

GUYANA: Consulate In New York: An Evening of Culture: 52nd Republic Anniversary- February 22. 2022

CANADA: Toronto Black Film Festival celebrates 10th Anniversary – February 16-21. 2022 – Online

TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY!
FEBRUARY 16 – 21, 2022 | ONLINE

#TBFF22: 200 FILMS from 30 COUNTRIES +
Opens with the Canadian Premiere of Krystin Ver Linden’s ALICE
Starring Emmy Award Winning Actress, Keke Palmer
And Grammy Award Winning Rapper, Common

Amplifying Black Voices and Uplifting Black Talent with a Thought-Provoking Programming that Challenges Conventions and Leaves a Distinctive Mark on our Times

 The Toronto Black Film Festival dedicates its 10th edition to the late Sidney Poitier            

USA: Football: Rams vs. Bengals | Super Bowl LVI Game Highlights – Video

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USA: Football: Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals – Super Bowl LVI (2022)

| Super Bowl LVI Game Highlights – Video – Some Comments on the YouTube entry:

Hats off to the Rams. Well deserving. Stafford spent so many years on a mediocre Lions team. LA finally got their Rams back a couple years ago that left in 1994. This was a feel good story.

Cooper Kupp cemented himself as an LA legend in one season, and proved his doubters wrong in the biggest stage of all, congrats to our MVP

Congrats to the Rams! I am proud of what the Bengals did this year. Not many thought they would go to the SB, so congrats to them for accomplishing so much.

GUYANA: Eddy Grant’s ‘Electric Avenue’ featured in this year’s Super Bowl + Video

The iconic Eddy Grant is a proud Guyanese.

Feb 13, 2022 Kaieteur News- By Davina Bagot

“It’s not once that BMW has chosen me and this particular song. It’s twice and that must be a world record itself because I can’t think of anybody else in the space of five years who had the same song used by a company for the Super Bowl. It’s a massive stage and every artiste, every writer would like to have this opportunity.” – Eddy Grant

Iconic Guyanese artiste, Eddy Grant has given his fans yet another reason to brag as he continues to display his talent on the international stage. This year, Grant, a singer/song writer, was privileged to have his song used in one of the advertisements played during the airing of the Super Bowl, viewed by millions globally.

Since its emergence in the late 1960’s, the United States (US) playoffs would see the best teams in the football sport meeting to defend or battle for the title, and given the importance of the game to the US, millions of dollars would be pumped into various aspects of the event.