Meet Melabeu Cheriece, Professional Model, Actress & Bikini Bodybuilding Competitor. She’s the daughter of Guyanese author and Beterverwagting native, Adrianna Rose, who recently published the novel Trapped in the Middle. Melabeu began competing in August, 2012 and has fallen in love with the bikini bodybuilding sport. During her teenage years she won the Miss New Jersey Perfect Teen Pageant and has grown in the performing arts, professionally. She is very passionate about health and fitness…
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Love is not automatic. It takes conscious practice and awareness, just like playing the piano or golf. However, you have ample opportunities to practice. Everyone you meet can be your practice session. Brandi Snyder
Sharon Maas was born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1951. She came from a prominently political family. Her mother was one of Guyana’s earliest feminists, human rights activists and consumer advocates; her father was Press Secretary for opposition leader and later President of Guyana, Dr Cheddi Jagan. She was educated in Guyana and at the Harrogate College in Yorkshire, England. After leaving school she worked as a trainee reporter with the Guyana Graphic in Georgetown, Guyana. She…
Remember to always stay true to yourself because there are only a few people who will always be true to you!
Amander Williams-Clarke is a Guyanese Sculptor/ Wood Artist based in Bridgetown, Barbados. Her family owned and run business, Williams Legacy, specializes in fine art creations using indigenous wood. Born in South Ruimveldt in Guyana, Amander migrated to Barbados with her parents at age five. The art of wood craft was passed down from generation to generation beginning with the patriarch of the family Nathaniel Williams who initially worked with straw specialising in hats, baskets, brooms,…
A woman has the potential of having self-respect and dignity if she can learn to see herself from heaven’s point of view. She has a healthy and realistic opinion of herself and believes she can do anything God enables her to do. What does a Women of Self-Respect Look Like? · She has an outgoing concern for others. · She has a love for God and love towards her neighbors. · She is selfless and…
“Over time, a commitment to challenging, focused work and leisure produces not only better daily experience, but also a more complex, interesting person: the long-range benefit of the focused life. ― Winifred Gallagher
In celebration of Amerindian Heritage Month we would like to bring attention of some of the beautiful creations produced by the St. Cuthbert’s Mission in Guyana. St. Cuthbert’s Mission (Arawak: Pakuri; also known simply as St. Cuthbert’s) is an Amerindian village on the Mahaica River in the Demerara-Mahaica region (Region 4) of Guyana. It comprises approximately 200 households and has a population of around 1,600 people. St. Cuthbert’s is regarded by many people in Guyana…
We all love a good gossip from time to time but also know that gossiping can be detrimental to reputations and self-esteem, and damage relationships. According to the Daily Mail Online, a new survey concludes men are by far the worst culprits. The survey claims that 1 in 10 men like to dish the dirt on other people, compared with 4% of women, while more men than women are guilty of spreading rumours, according to the…