Diaspora Related Links: Remigrants Letters Menu Archive Menu VP Jagdeo tells Diaspora no high paying jobs in Govt. August 22, 2021 Very few of the emerging ideas for a diaspora strategy have been realised August 06, 2021 The Diaspora is the most potent resource available for Guyana’s development, let’s not waste it July 29, 2021 Diaspora group has created job directory for Guyana’s Oil & Gas industry June 11, 2021 Diaspora, Diaspora – Can We Hear You Now? June 04, 2021 Foreign Secretary meets with Diaspora on investment opportunities May 29, 2021 A bowl full of hyperbole May 27, 2021 Diaspora support key in building a new Guyana – President Ali May 24, 2021 Concrete action needed following diaspora conference May 24, 2021 Diaspora conference was a great effort, momentum must be built on May 24, 2021 ‘Opportunities for investment in literally every sector’ May 23, 2021 ‘Getting it right’ May 23, 2021 Diaspora key to shaping Guyana’s development strategy – President Ali May 22, 2021 Diaspora can contribute through investments, philanthropy, skills transfer May 22, 2021 Foreign Affairs Ministry launches Virtual Diaspora Conference May 17, 2021 Government recognises need for improved structure to engage diaspora October 23, 2020 'Development Watch' column talked about complementarities not that the diaspora should replace locals January 17, 2016 The diaspora cannot come and decide where they want to work January 15, 2016 How to gain over US$1 billion per year from Guyanese Diaspora January 14, 2016 There is a division between the locals and the diaspora January 13, 2016 James Sheppard—a Tuskegee Airman with a Guyana connection May 20, 2007 Guyana Day celebration at York College, NY May 13, 2007 New York-based Guyanese fleeces retirees US$9M May 10, 2007 In The Diaspora May 7, 2007 'Guyanese Mafia' get their own 'Who's Who' May 1, 2007 Diaspora April 22, 2007 In The Diaspora April 9, 2007 Young wife slain in New York buried here March 24, 2007 Grieving husband doesn’t want death penalty for wife’s killer March 23, 2007 Young husband mourns loss of his `Princess March 22, 2007 Baronness Amos awarded three accolades March 16, 2007 World Cups, Progress and Change? March 12, 2007 Greetings from the Overseas Diaspora March 11, 2007 Guyanese publishers in London donate their archives March 6, 2007 Guyanese produce CXC Physics text March 4, 2007 Guyanese in list of Best Doctors for NY/NJ area February 25, 2007 Actress CCH Pounder is guest speaker at Republic anniversary ball February 20, 2007 Guyanese-born Asha Hanif is national director of Miss India worldwide February 19, 2007 Guayna-born former teacher is co-proprietor of Toronto bookstore February 11, 2007 Tapping into the diaspora February 8, 2007 Trevor Phillips 'bigs up' Guyana in lecture at Coventry Cathedral February 6, 2007 Guyanese Jason David to play in Super Bowl final tomorrow February 3, 2007 Some NY Guyanese against Kerik hiring February 2, 2007 Guyanese in Richmond Hill charge police with profiling, abuse February 1, 2007 From Boston to Port Kaituma with love February 1, 2007 Mark Persaud - From street life in Toronto to hero for Canadian immigrants January 28, 2007 Overseas Guyanese: What kind of tribe are we? January 15, 2007 Guyanese awarded for excellence in Barbados sugar industry January 11, 2007 Saskatchewan-based Guyanese scores landslide selection victory January 9, 2007 Guyana-born actress to speak at Republic Anniversary Ball January 8, 2007 Guyanese girl makes it big in L.A. January 7, 2007 Port Mourant boy John Fingal tells his story January 7, 2007 Guyanese woman creates history in Canada December 24, 2006 Caribbean Camera - Focusing on the wider picture December 17, 2006 Guyana-born school director implicated in U.S. diploma scam August 31, 2004 Guyanese kills married lover, self in Bronx August 13, 2004 Ailing Guyanese has to leave Toronto hospital August 8, 2004 Guyanese shot by Atlanta police was no robbery suspect August 7, 2004 Guyanese faces eviction from Toronto hospital August 6, 2004 Lost in Manhattan, Guyanese discovers new world of fashion August 1, 2004 Overseas-based Guyanese terrorised, robbed July 28, 2004 NY Guyanese torches self as kids watch July 27, 2004 Swimmer of Guyanese parentage makes US Olympic team July 18, 2004 Child of Guyanese makes US swim team July 17, 2004 NY Guyanese charged in two deaths fit to stand trial July 14, 2004 Guyanese dies from mad cow disease in US July 4, 2004 Contractor Kishan Bacchus migrates to Canada July 3, 2004 More US-based Guyanese back President Jagdeo June 27, 2004 Liberty Avenue – the bustling avenue that rises with the sun June 27, 2004 Guyanese urged to maintain cultural identity June 24, 2004 Mahaica family granted refugee status in Canada June 20, 2004 British Diaspora lawyers set up group to help Guyana June 19, 2004 New York-based Guyanese applaud Govt. efforts to develop country June 18, 2004 Way back home June 14, 2004 President Jagdeo briefs N.Y.-based Guyanese on current issues June 13, 2004 Dabydeen wins literature prize June 8, 2004 Prof. David Dabydeen wins 2004 Raja Rao Award for Literature June 8, 2004 Bodybuilder, Liberal MP among outstanding Guyanese honoured June 6, 2004 Guyanese top student excels at US college June 6, 2004 Guyanese scientist to head U.S. foundation June 5, 2004 Guyanese in Toronto honoured June 3, 2004 Guyanese honoured at 38th Independence anniversary event in New York May 24, 2004 Ceremony held to honour Guyanese in Canada May 23, 2004 Guyanese convicted of raping 12-yr-old May 11, 2004 Guyanese ex-marine quadriplegic earns technology degree May 6, 2004 Guyanese medical student killed in Florida May 5, 2004 Trying times for some Guyanese in Canada May 4, 2004 Guyanese hockey coach moulding prospective US national players May 2, 2004 Boyfriend charged with NY nurse's murder May 1, 2004 Killing of Bronx-based Guyanese May 1, 2004 Guyanese woman murdered in Bronx April 29, 2004 Man Returns From Errand to Find Mother Fatally Shot April 28, 2004 Bronx nurse shot dead April 28, 2004 She died in sons' arms April 28, 2004 One month after probe started no charges laid April 26, 2004 Guyanese on Washington DC Caribbean Affairs Commission April 26, 2004 US-based Guyanese radio host passes on April 19, 2004 US Guyanese 'principal for a day' April 13, 2004 Guyanese artistes honoured in Toronto April 11, 2004 Guyanese woman found dead in N.Carolina home April 9, 2004 Son charged with Guyanese mom's murder March 19, 2004 Guyanese charged with Trinidad murder March 19, 2004 Guyanese woman found stabbed in Scarborough home March 17, 2004 Guyanese scholar in storm over Islam and Anti-Semitism March 17, 2004 US Guyanese gets 90 years for triple slayings March 13, 2004 Toronto-based Guyanese guilty of wife's murder March 10, 2004 Guyanese Diaspora in New York hail Govt. outreach February 10, 2004 Guyanese native spearheads Hindu museum in Canada February 8, 2004 Guyanese NY family picks up pieces after violent loss of matriarch January 23, 2004 Guyanese Thelma Lewis receives papal award January 18, 2004 Guyanese in Florida ordered to stop flying jhandi flag January 16, 2004 Guyanese honoured in New York January 9, 2004 UK Guyanese 'chuffed' at winning Queen's Award January 6, 2004 'To Sir with Love' headmaster to be knighted January 1, 2004 The Guyanese February 10, 2004 The diaspora December 30, 2003 UK MP comes home for a Hopetown holiday December 27, 2003 Trinidad PM honoured at Guyana Institute for Democracy dinner in NY December 19, 2003 Guyanese nominated Man of the Year 2003 November 27, 2003 Guyana-born Charmaine Hooper is Canadian football icon November 24, 2003 New Amsterdam-born radiologist remembers her alma mater November 21, 2003 Bill goes to the Guyana High Commission awards in London November 21, 2003 Guyanese woman in the eye of a royal media storm November 19, 2003 Guyanese kidnapped in Suriname November 18, 2003 Valerie Amos named 'Guyanese of the year' November 18, 2003 Baroness Amos suggests regional action to sort out the impasse in Guyana November 15, 2003 UK police make arrest in 1982 Guyana murder November 11, 2003 Every mother's worst nightmare November 11, 2003 New office for Guyana Consulate in NY November 9, 2003 Guyanese student fatally shot in the Bronx November 7, 2003 Guyanese man charged with public lewdness in NY November 6, 2003 Guyanese man invited to White House Diwali event November 1, 2003 Guyanese electronics expert reaches U.S. Hall of Fame October 24, 2003 N.Y Guyanese rally for immigration amnesty October 14, 2003 Valerie Amos appointed Leader of House of Lords October 12, 2003 Amos appointed leader of UK House of Lords October 7, 2003 Trial of Guyanese man accused of 9/11 fraud begins October 5, 2003 Guyanese man sentenced to prison; claimed fake son died on 9/11 September 18, 2003 ‘British Colin Powell’ offers ‘E-Mentoring’ scheme for Guyanese September 15, 2003 US police arrest members of violent Guyanese gang Former QC top student graduates from MIT August 19, 2003 Guyanese-born social worker gets award from Ontario teachers body August 19, 2003 Extending the outreach, reversing the brain drain August 18, 2003 Guyana Watch team begins week-long medical outreach August 18, 2003 QC old boy Keith Wilson now works in field of space exploration August 8, 2003 US Guyanese gets US$50,000 in lawsuit over ‘security’ harassment on aircraft August 4, 2003 Peter Ramsaroop launches “trendy” book July 27, 2003 Guyanese siblings claim set up in murder of Washington woman July 22, 2003 Trial of Guyanese man accused of 9/11 fraud begins July 20, 2003 Accomplice in US murder case deported to Guyana July 11, 2003 I resigned as Royal Press Secretary for family reasons July 5, 2003 Guyanese Colleen Harris resigns as Press Secretary to Prince Charles July 4, 2003 Guyanese-American group visiting on charity mission June 30, 2003 Brooklyn to host Guyanese folk festival June 22, 2003 Issue of suicide surfaces among Indo-Guyanese in NY June 17, 2003 Lame Lammy moved sideways in British Government reshuffle June 16, 2003 A Taste of Guyanese Culture June 11, 2003 Suicides Rattle Community June 8, 2003 UK Guyanese wins literary award June 4, 2003 The Guyanese June 1, 2003 Guyana - Through the Eyes of Guyanese Abroad May 31, 2003 A tabloid tongue-lashing May 24, 2003 UK Guyanese achieves medical first May 24, 2003 Guyanese woman at the court of the future king May 23, 2003 Baroness Amos makes it to the British Cabinet May 17, 2003 ‘Arab-looking’ Guyanese was killed in revenge attack for 9/11 May 17, 2003 Action-packed Toronto festival to mark Guyana's independence May 16, 2003 Annual Guyana Festival in Toronto May 16, 2003 Guyanese-born Baroness new British Aid Minister May 13, 2003 ...a Guyanese `country girl' May 13, 2003 Guyanese on temporary contracts in US will not get gov't help in changing status May 8, 2003 Guyana-born Muslim woman harassed on Florida highway May 2, 2003 Diaspora in UK to reward its own again April 29, 2003 From Battersea to Bishopsgate April 26, 2003 Guyanese man jailed in Canada for alien smuggling April 24, 2003 Drug charges await Guyanese man in US April 24, 2003 Guyana-born doctor sues federal marshals who arrested him for looking at them April 17, 2003 U.S. embassy keen on expatriate Guyanese in local development April 5, 2003 President meets Guyanese community in New York April 5, 2003 Queens Borough President wants to trace Guyana roots March 15, 2003 Sawh challenges Guyanese in Canada to be ambassadors March 14, 2003 President Jagdeo picketed in NY at meetings with Guyanese March 5, 2003 Fond memories of a cricket match March 2, 2003 Officials brief Canadian-based Guyanese in outreach mission February 27, 2003 Guyanese man shot dead in NY grocery February 13, 2003 Guyanese expatriate takes on Trinidadian soca singers February 2, 2003 Brain drain poses serious risk to gov’t info-tech project January 21, 2003 Overseas-based cardiology nurse conducts workshop at Georgetown Hospital January 7, 2003 Boston Guyanese donate scholarship funding to Berbice Campus January 4, 2003 Guyanese held in New York airports crackdown December 18, 2002 Guyanese in Suriname supports measures fight crime December 14, 2002 UG/AUC Washington forum on Guyana December 14 November 28, 2002 Guyanese in US form cancer support group November 24, 2002 Exodus is new form of indentureship November 21, 2002 Conference on Conflict in Guyana held at Howard University If you do not see the 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