Up to the last minute CIS' Irwine Clare was still awaiting a response to a formal request sent weeks ago to Guyana's Consul General to New York, Bretnold Evans and a subsequent follow-up sent to the President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo; and the country's Home Affairs Minister, Gail Texeira. Clare, who flew to Guyana on Wednesday night in hopes that the approval would have been secured at the last minute, voiced disappointment but said he's optimistic that the team will be able to present the forums in the future, given the numerous queries and requests he has received from nationals there for such seminars.
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Updates year-end economic and banking statistics presented in: Bank of Guyana. Annual report and financial statement of accounts. Continues: Half year report and statistical bulletin
Illustrates a desire among those in exile, either forced or self-imposed, for a sense of community. Much of the contemporary social science literature on the Caribbean transnational predicament has focused on the processes of settlement and adaptation within host societies.
