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Guyanese, Catherine Pollard, appointed United Nation Under Secretary General...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently announced the appointment of Catherine Pollard of Guyana as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. She will...
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Congratulations to Hon. Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards on her appointment...
The Hon. Justice of Appeal Yonette Cummings-Edwards was appointed by President David Granger to perform the functions of the Office of the Chief Justice in Georgetown, Guyana. In a statement to News...
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GGR Book Club: Sugar and Spice and More Books by Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra
Sugar and Spice is a collection of recipes for the best of the worlds sweets, tiny cakes and patisserie, from delicately spiced Indian milk sweets to nutty Spanish marzipans; from tiny French sponge...
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Stories We Love: Scholar with Guyanese roots is making waves in Ontario
Dr Dionne Patricia Duncan, whose parents, Hector and Util Duncan, are both Guyanese, recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Health Policy Management and...
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Guyana on Top: Lisa Punch is the First Guyanese to Win Miss World Talent...
“Winner are not people who never fail, but people who never quit” and Lisa Punch keeps on winning. The model/singer/songwriter who represented Guyana at the 2015 Miss World Pageant in Sanya, China...
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She Rocks! Sharmilla Persaud, Fashion Designer/Co-Founder of MILLIANNA
Born in Guyana, Sharmilla Persaud, with a little unwilling help from her mother, discovered her love of fashion at an early age. Finding the perfect artistic playground in her mother’s colorful saris...
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Happy New Year GGR Family!
Thank you so much for your likes, shares, comments and overall support in 2015. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. Lets pray for a year peace and contentment and may the New Year bring...
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GGR Book Club: Navigators Travel to Guyana by Jacqueline Smartt
Navigators Travel to Guyana gives a taste of what Guyana has to offer to its readers, and it is the follow up to Navigators Travel to Barbados written by Howard Liverpool. This time our intrepid...
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GGR Etiquette Corner: Champagne Reception
I was told by a friend that she wanted to plan a small reception for her mother’s 80th birthday; she wanted something very elegant. A Champagne Reception is ideal for this type of event. It is also...
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She Rocks! Althea Chase – From Social Outcast to Successful Entrepreneur
In August 2013, Althea Chase with the help of her sister Crystal, hosted a sleep over for her daughter and 6 of her friends. They did manicures, pedicures and chocolate facials which they all loved....
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Academic Spotlight on Honor Student Lisa Wilson
By the end of her senior year, Lisa Wilson will be a degree ahead of many of her peers. The 17-year-old high school student is set to earn an Associates Degree in Biology with Honors in June 2016,...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Janice MacGregor, Ms. Canada 2015/16, Does Not Let Epilepsy Define...
Janice Elizabeth MacGregor is a second generation Canadian born to parents who emigrated from Guyana and became Canadian citizens. Her father, Frank Moorgen (RIP 2010), was born in Hampshire Village,...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Attorney Holly Veal has a strong desire to serve the public good
A woman of distinction, US-based Guyanese Holly Veal, a prosecutor, public defender and private defence attorney, recently announced her candidacy for Henry County District Attorney. (Henry County is...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Ngozi Muoneke – Founder & Executive Director of M3 Cosmetics Ltd
Ngozi Muoneke is the CEO and Director of M3 Cosmetics Ltd, an іnnоvаtіvе соѕmеtісѕ mаnufасturеr based in East London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2008, M3 produces ԛuаlіtу Skіnсаrе, Hаіrсаrе, Pеrѕоnаl...
View ArticleWomen in History: Amy Barbour-James, An Early Civil Rights Activist
Amy Barbour-James (named Caroline Amy Aileen Barbour-James) was a London-born Guyanese civil rights activist and civil servant. Barbour-James was born in London on 25 January 1906 to Guyanese...
View ArticleWomen in History: Helen Taitt – An Accomplished Choreographer and...
Helen Taitt was the founder and director of the School of Guyana Ballet, which trained many of the teachers with the Guyana National School of Dance. Her dancing career spanned two decades from the...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Hon. Justice of Appeal Louise Blenman,
Louise Esther Blenman was appointed Justice of the Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in 2012. A native of Guyana, where she began her legal career, she held the position of Acting...
View ArticleWomen in History: Daphne Steele UK’s First Black Hospital Matron
Guyanese-born Daphne Steele made headlines around the world when she became the UK’s first black hospital matron in 1964. For the time, Daphne’s achievement was nothing short of amazing. Former Deputy...
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Guyanese-born New York Assemblywoman, Roxanne Persaud, was elected to the New...
Guyanese-born legislator, Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud, was elected to the New York Senate on November 3, 2015 after defeating her two challengers in the elections for the 19thSenatorial District. Back...
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Stories We Love: The Village of Ann’s Grove honors top student Elisa Hamilton
Elisa Hamilton, a proud daughter of the East Coast Demerara Village, secured five grade ones and one grade two at CAPE, and was honoured by her fellow villagers at a simple, yet auspicious ceremony....
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