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Miss Earth 2014: Miss Guyana Stacy Ramcharan tells us about her environmental advocacy....

Miss Earth 2014: Miss Guyana Stacy Ramcharan tells us about her environmental advocacy….

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What is your environmental advocacy and why did you choose this?

My  chosen environmental advocacy is recycling (reduce, reuse, recycle). The reason for such is that it allows one to engage the younger generation to be active participants in keeping their environment clean by using recycled products for craft projects that can be of some good use. These craft projects…

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Meet to the newly crowned Miss Universe Guyana 2014, Niketa Barker - She Rocks!

Meet to the newly crowned Miss Universe Guyana 2014, Niketa Barker – She Rocks!

Congratulations to the newly crowned Miss Universe Guyana 2014, Niketa Barker She Rocks! The 23-year-old beauty was crowned this past week at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown, and will represent Guyana at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant to be held on January 25, in Florida, USA.

Miss Universe Guyana 2014, Niketa Barker.

Photo by:  Keron Bruce

Niketa Barker

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She Rocks! Sasha Mahadeo was admitted to the Bar

She Rocks! Sasha Mahadeo was admitted to the Bar

Stabroek NewsLa Jalousie, West Coast Demerara resident Sasha Mahadeo was admitted to the local bar after Attorney General Anil Nandlall presented a petition on her behalf to Justice Navindra Singh. Mahadeo, who is the daughter of ND&S Furniture Store owner Parasram Mahadeo, is a former student of Queen’s College and School of the Nations. She completed her Cambridge A-levels programme at the…

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She Rocks! Patricia A. Cummings, Esq. - Woman of Distinction, Attorney-at-law

She Rocks! Patricia A. Cummings, Esq. – Woman of Distinction, Attorney-at-law

Patricia A. Cummings, Esq.

PATRICIA A. CUMMINGS was born and grew up in Georgetown, Guyana. Before becoming an attorney, Patricia was the Administrative Director of the Nuclear Medicine/Ultrasound Department at Parklane Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was board certified in Nuclear Medicine, Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology. Patricia graduated from Ottawa…

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She Rocks! Beverly Harper - Serving the Rotary Club of Demerara for Over 20 Years!

She Rocks! Beverly Harper – Serving the Rotary Club of Demerara for Over 20 Years!

I joined Rotary because I wanted to give back in a more structured manner and the idea that I could do so together with other professionals appealed to me.

From the 25 of us who first joined Demerara, 21 years ago, I only knew one of the other members well. Since then there has probably been at least another 60/70 persons who have been members of our club and I can honestly say that in many cases…

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She Rocks! Actress/Playwright, Ingrid Griffith, Sparkles in her One-Women Show, "Demerara Gold"

She Rocks! Actress/Playwright, Ingrid Griffith, Sparkles in her One-Woman Show, “Demerara Gold”

Star of Demerara Gold, Ingrid Griffith

For those of us who have migrated from Guyana, Demerara Gold is refreshing reminders of the excitement, anxiety and expectation that we experience in our journey to a join our family in America.

I recently had the pleasure of sitting in the front row to watch Ingrid Griffith, the star Demerara Gold, as she seamlessly transformed into a slew of characters and…

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She Rocks! Mona Williams - Emmy Award Winning StoryTeller, Educator and Published Author

She Rocks! Mona Williams – Emmy Award Winning StoryTeller, Educator and Published Author

Storyteller, Mona Williams

Mona Williams is a storyteller, children’s writer and educator whose action-packed stories and dramatic presentations enthrall audiences of all ages.  She covers a vast spectrum of stories including myths, legends and heroic tales; folk, fairy and wisdom stories, fables, riddles and autobiographical adventures.

Born in the town of Mackenzie, Guyana on 27 July 1943, …

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She Rocks! Anande Trotman-Joseph: Attorney-At-Law, Former Solicitor General of Grenada, Social Justice and Empowerment Advocate

She Rocks! Anande Trotman-Joseph: Attorney-At-Law, Former Solicitor General of Grenada, Social Justice and Empowerment Advocate

Attorney-At-Law, Anande Trotman-Joseph

Avril Anande Trotman–Josephis a Guyanese-born accomplished attorney-at-law, whose career spans over twenty-five years.  She is admitted to practice by the Bars of Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Grenada and the British Virgin Islands.  A Founding Partner of Chapman and Trotman – Georgetown, Guyana, she was the President of the Guyana Bar Association, the Guyana…

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