She Rocks! Meet Aminta Kilawan Narine: Attorney, Community Activist &...
Aminta Kilawan Narine is an attorney, community activist, and writer. Born in the Bronx, New York to Guyanese parents, Aminta’s passion for social justice manifests in various aspects of her life....
View ArticleAttorney, Zoe Cadore, is the first Person of Guyanese Heritage to Win Miss...
Houston Caribbean Queen, Zoe Cadore, was crowned Miss Caribbean United States 2017 on Saturday, March 11th at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center for the 10th Anniversary of the competition. Zoe is the...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Meet Maya Tiwari “Mother Maya” Author/International Ayurveda...
Maya Tiwari (born April 16, 1952 in Liverpool Village, Guyana) is a humanitarian, world peace leader and author. Also called “Mother Maya,” she is an international teacher of Ayurveda, a health...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Meet Roshell “Petra” Hooper – Singer/Songwriter/Island Poptress
Ready to take the world by storm, the sultry songstress known to audiences as “Petra” crosses effortlessly into the realms of Caribbean music infused with pop, jazz and R&B melodies that places her...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Meet Farah Delicia Hussain – Kripalu Yoga & Thai Massage Connoisseur
Farah Delicia Hussain was born in Guyana and moved to New York City when she was four years old. She’s a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and Thai Massage Therapist. Her family’s cultural and religious...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Rafieya Aasieya Husain crowned Miss Universe Guyana 2017
Twenty five year old Rafieya Aasieya Husain was crowned Miss Universe-Guyana 2017 at the end of the first ever National Pageant to be held in the home of the Miss Universe Pageant. The former Miss...
View ArticleShe Rocks! Guyanese Gina Miller named Britain’s Most Influential Black Person
Congratulations to Guyanese-Born Businesswoman Gina Miller who has been named Britain’s Most influential Black Person. In a story published by BBC News, Gina topped the 2018 Powerlist of 100 people,...
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Guyanese, Michelle Nicholas, Appointed to American Caribbean Maritime...
The newly appointed board member of the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF), a Westchester-based charitable organization, is setting sights on increasing the group’s mission for the next...
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Guyanese-born, London-raised, Letitia Wright, Among Actresses to Watch in 2018
Vogue.com has named Letitia Wright as one of the actresses to watch in 2018. According to the fashion and beauty website, the Guyanese-born, London-raised actress will conquer the silver screen...
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She Rocks! Meet Dr. Shabana Amanda Ali – Postdoctoral Research Scientist In...
Dr. Shabana Amanda Ali deems herself a “Multidimensional Student of Life” but her work speaks volumes about her level of commitment to the field of research science. After witnessing the decline of...
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Meet the Royal Couple! Guyanese Ariana Austin marries Prince Joel Makonnen of...
On Sept. 9 in a lavish ceremony in Temple Hills, Maryland, Guyanese Ariana Austin married Prince Joel Makonnen who is the great-grandson of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia. Mr. Makonnen,...
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She Rocks! Meet Miss Berbice, Farah Bates: Small Town Girl with Big Dreams
Farah Valentina Bates, who was recently crowned the first Miss Berbice 2017, hails from the smallest Town in Guyana, Rose Hall, but she has big dreams of making it on an international pageant stage and...
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The Girl from the Sugar Plantation: A gripping and emotional family saga of...
DO NOT DELETE Author’s Biography Sharon Maas was born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1951, and spent many childhood hours either curled up behind a novel or writing her own adventure stories. Sometimes she...
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Allison Butters-Grant, CEO of Global Seafood Distributors, shares her success...
Allison Butters-Grant is the Chief Executive Officer of Global Seafood Distributors, an importing/exporting business that she jointly operates with her husband, Kerwin. The daughter of successful...
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She Rocks! Meet Rashada Harry – Award Winning Tech Enthusiast, Founder of...
Rashada Harry is the Founder of Your Future Your Ambition, a social enterprise she created in 2012, which aims to encourage people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds into Science,...
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Women in History: Gertie Wood – Pioneer Women’s Rights Activist
Gertie Wood’s name has appeared at fleeting moments on the periphery of scholarship on the Guyanese women’s movement. As such not much has been said or published on the significant volume of work and...
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Guyanese Dawn Iona Fox Win Prestigious OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards
Reproduced from Face2FaceAfrica. Germaine Djuidje Kenmoe from Cameroon and Dawn Iona Fox (extreme right) from Guyana have won the prestigious OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women...
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Kylie Bunbury Talks ‘Game Night,’ Comedy & Black Girl Magic
In a departure from her dramatic roots, Kylie Bunbury stars alongside Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams in upcoming comedy Game Night. Kylie is the daughter of legendary Guyanese-Canadian soccer...
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Filmmaker Romola Lucas is Commited to Showcasing Guyanese & Caribbean Movies
It was out of the need to connect with Guyanese who were interested in seeing films by Guyanese and Caribbean filmmakers that the Timehri Film Festival was born three years ago, according to Romola...
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Keisha Edwards: Creating Wearable Art
Owner and principal designer of Shasha Designs (shashadesigns.com), Keisha Edwards, says she has always had a designer’s mind. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, she recalls, as a child, sketching outfits and...
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