Award winning singer/songwriter Maiko Watson brings a fresh take on soul music to the Canadian independent music scene. Whether performing with a band or minimal instrumentation, her radiant sultry voice shines through… delivering a powerful, earthy, organic sound that sets her apart from the rest. Born on April 29, 1981 in Georgetown, Guyana Maiko’s family migrated to Canada when she was just a few months old. Maiko has sung her entire life, and started singing…
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“Money can’t buy happiness, but it certainly is a stress reliever.” ― Besa Kosova
In just a few hours, the reigning Miss World Guyana, Ruquyyah Boyer, will board a flight to Jakarta, Indonesia to represent Guyana for a second time on the international stage. Last Friday I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely beauty ambassador following a Press Conference and Reception held in her honor at the The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Guyana in New York City. Ruquyyah looked stunning in a beautiful long sleeve gold…
Are you the kind of gal who thinks she only feels truly comfortable in the company of men? Do you feel that other women are catty, mean spirited, competitive or air-headed even, and that you have nothing in common with any of them? Whether you have feelings of apathy, disdain or you truly despise other women, hating your fellow gender is simply no good––it’ll cut off many opportunities for good, understanding friendships and for healthy…
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie, Quoted in “Simple Abundance”, by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Do you think that serving pepperpot or garlic pork at different times of the year or at events other than Christmas celebration is taking away from the Guyanese Christmas tradition? Please don’t respond with “it’s my food and I can serve it whenever I want”. Let’s just have a discussion. I was recently invited to an all day picnic in the park here in New York and pepperpot was on the menu; then there was…
Guyanese born Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont is the editor-in-chief of The Network Journal, a New York-based business magazine for Black professionals and entrepreneurs and CEO of newly launched AfricaStrictlyBusiness.com. She is the author of the award-winning non-fiction title, Africa: Strictly Business, The Steady March to Prosperity (The Network Journal Communications Inc., 2009), and the groundbreaking novel–Middle Ground (Beckham, 2006). She is also a partner in McLymont, Kunda & Co., an international trade and business development strategy…
We are so proud of the young women in Guyana as they continue to exceed academically. President’s College student Shalita Appadu, 18, of Corentyne, Berbice, has topped this year’s CAPE examinations. Appadu, a former student of the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School, scored six grade ones and one grade two at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). In 2011, Shalita obtained 15 grade ones at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Congratulations Shalita…
Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point – that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative – self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it’s a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of…