Jamila Keizia Sanmoogan will be one of two, and the only female swimmer representing Guyana at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 19-year-old, who recently trained in Columbia on a swimming scholarship, is slated to compete in the Women’s 50m Freestyle event. In an interview the Guyana Chronicle, Jamila shared the following: “It felt as if my dreams finally came true, there were so many feelings, from excitement to happiness” she…
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When Onica Blaize was crowned Mrs. Georgia America 2016, it was first time in the 40-year history of the pageant that a woman of Caribbean heritage, and only the third time that an African American woman had ever captured the title. On June 12th, 2016 this successful Entrepreneur, Life Coach and Public Health Advisor beat out several contestants and claimed the Mrs. Georgia America crown. She also won the Best Evening Gown and Most Physically…
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Kimberly A. Bailey is a published author and the founder of Chosen By One Media, LLC; a company dedicated to helping people to discover the power of their written words with confidence and creating innovative content for various media outlets around the world. Kimberly was born in Brooklyn, NY to Nigerian and Guyanese parents. Her father is from Lagos, Nigeria and served in the US navy. Her mother, a native of Berbice, was the youngest of…
Delece Smith-Barrow is a lifelong writer and journalism enthusiast. She is a higher education reporter at U.S. News & World Report, where she covers admissions challenges and student life issues for graduate students, as well as minorities in college and graduate school. She also edits stories on trends in online education and how to pay for an education. Prior to working as an education reporter, she worked as a producer, online editor and writer at…
Dr. Shaneer Reed received a scholarship to study medicine in Cuba and in 2012, at age 25, she returned to Guyana and began practicing family medicine at Charity Public Hospital on the Essequibo Coast. he however, aspires to become a pediatrician and shared the following with the the Guyana Chronicle. “I have a passion for children; and generally, in Guyana, there are not many pediatricians, and certainly on the Essequibo Coast there is a need…
When life knocks you down, get up and make milkshake! That’s the moral of the story for 10 innovative and resourceful women from the Essequibo Coast in Guyana. When business slowed down for these clothing vendor, they decided to form a group called “WDs Dairies” and came up with the idea to purchase 10 gallons of milk every week and use their expertise to produce milk shakes. The shakes come in four flavours: Strawberry, Peanut Punch, Whole Milk…
Dr. Alia Abdulla is the Medical Director of Surgical Oncology at North Shore Medical Center in Miami, Florida. An experienced surgical oncologist, she specializes in minimally invasive and robotic surgery and thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Her areas of interest also include the treatment of breast cancer, melanoma and skin cancer, sarcoma, complex gastric malignancies and complex colorectal malignancies. Dr. Abdulla was born in Canada to Guyanese parents. She completed her fellowship training in surgical oncology in the department…
Congratulations to Guyanese-born Scholar, Kelly Hyles, on her recent graduation from the prestigious High School for Math, Science and Engineering in Queens, New York. The 18 year old Valedictorian will be attending Harvard University this Fall on a full scholarship, following her very impressive acceptance to a total of 21 colleges, including all 8 top Ivy Leagues schools in the US. Back in April, 2016, Kelly was also the recipient of the very first Guyanese Girls Rock Award,…
In 2014, Kcaysha Medas-King was named the USATF New York Athlete of the Year – Youth Track and Field 8 & Under Girls. In 2015, she was name one of the “Fastest Kids on the Block” following her victory in the 55-meter girls race at the NYRR Millrose Games with a time of 8.48 seconds. The 9-year-old Guyanese sprinter is now the fastest 9-10 sprinter in New York City after recently winning three titles (100m, 200m & 400m)…