Archive for July, 2009

From Peace Corps Belize

Memorandum To:Friends of the Peace Corps From:  Chuck Ludlam and Paula Hirschoff (RPCVs) Re: Peace Corps Reform Plan Date: July 2009 With President Obama’s nomination of Aaron Williams for Peace Corps Director—which we strongly support—and the probable Congressional approval of increased appropriations, the Peace Corps is poised to embark on a journey of renewal and [...]

This Friday [7/31/2009], Friends and RPCVs of Guyana will be hanging out in NYC and we want you to join us! Come meet up at Kettle of Fish at 9:00PM for drinks and “gaffing’. Kettle of Fish is located at 59 Christopher Street, New York, NY. All are welcomed and we’d love to see as [...]

Position:          Analyst Location:        Bay Area The Analyst will gather and analyze quantitative and qualitative data that will be used by Education Pioneers staff and leadership to inform strategy, assess progress against business goals, make business decisions, and improve day-to-day performance.  Major areas of responsibility include:

In a recent Kaieteur News article, well known Calypso artist, Lurlene James highlighted the potential demise for the art form. In an attempt to raise awareness of the issue, Ms. James spoke with the newspaper about issues regarding the art form. “The calypso art form will die altogether if it is not given the deserved [...]

FROG recently decided to put together a press kit for a possible high-level governmental meeting in Guyana that may be happening very shortly.  With little time to prepare, we rushed to gather the needed material for the kit, organized it the best we could and actually lucked out finding a graphic design volunteer to pull [...]

Eric Hilton, of Guy 12, is featured on an Idealist.org’s podcast this month – In this episode we hear from Eric Hilton about his new nonprofit Technically Learning.  His organization believes “all students should have the opportunity to discover how fun and inspiring the science, technology, engineering and math fields can be.”   Eric talks about [...]

Today, the White House release an official press release stating President Obama’s intention to nominate Aaron Williams as the new Peace Corps Director. Mr. Williams served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 1967-1970. Currently a Vice President for International Business Development with RTI International, Mr. Williams has over 25 years of [...]

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(via timesonline.co.uk) Before I discovered Guyana, flying over jungle countries used to depress the hell out of me. It’s always fine while you’re actually on the ground, tunnelling among the lush green caverns of the forest floor. Down there, you can never experience more than the explosion of life, the sensory overload, which is evident [...]