On April 10th, the first Guyanese Girls Rock Scholarship award was presented to Kelly Hyles at the “Bridging the Gap” Millennial Conference in Brooklyn, New York. Kelly, a high school senior, was accepted to the top 8 Ivy League schools in the United States and was honored for academic excellence. She was presented with the Guyanese Girls Rock Certificate of Scholarship and a new Apple MacBook laptop computer by GGR’s Founder, Cloyette Harris-Stoute. Kelly was…
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High school student Kelly Hyles has made her entire family and the Guyanese community very proud after being accepted to all 8 Ivy League Colleges. Born in Guyana, Kelly now resides in Brooklyn, New York and received a total of 21 acceptance letters, but the best arrived from America’s Top 8 Colleges. Kelly migrated to the US from Guyana with her family when she was 11 years old. She is a former student of Vryheid’s Lust…
Of the nine mayors and deputy mayors who were recently sworn in by President David Granger, 5 were women: Patricia Chase-Green (Georgetown), Ashtrilla Gamell, Winifred Heywood, Waneka Arrindell, Maxine Ann Welch. President charges mayors to pursue economic development
Darshanie Nanhu, a 16-year-old student at the Bygeval Secondary School on the East Coast of Demerara, invented a mosquito repellent made of Katahar plant flowers for her SBA project. Darshanie remembered that parents would light the dried flower of the Katahar plant (commonly called Bambalayke) and the scent coming from it would keep the mosquitoes away. Darshanie enlisted the help of her classmate Dolly Sooknanan, 16, who completed her own project measuring the effect of salt on…
Guyanese-born Daphne Steele made headlines around the world when she became the UK’s first black hospital matron in 1964. For the time, Daphne’s achievement was nothing short of amazing. Former Deputy Director of Nursing at the Department of Health, Nola Ishmael, described Daphne as a ‘first’ who led with dignity and determination.“ She helped to shape aspirations for BME nurses across the profession who sought to follow in her footsteps.” Daphne was born in 1929…
Helen Taitt was the founder and director of the School of Guyana Ballet, which trained many of the teachers with the Guyana National School of Dance. Her dancing career spanned two decades from the 1950s to 1970s. Helen made the theatre her life-long career, performing, composing and teaching right up to the end of her life. She was Guyana’s best known, most accomplished and acclaimed professional dancer, and was also a choreographer, writer, dance instructor,…
This is a story depicting the author’s early life growing up Guyana, South America. The author reflects on her family’s origin and her adolescent years spent in Bengal and Plantation Highbury. She writes about her travel, studying and working in various countries and how she was able to cope with the adversity, and diversity of life. Throughout the book the author writes about the different places she called home and how it impacted her life….
SANDRA GRANGER (current First Lady of Guyana) Sandra Granger is the wife of Guyana’s current President, HE David Granger. Prior to becoming first lady, she served for 18 years as senior programme manager at the Caricom Secretariat. She was also a lecturer at the University of Guyana. She studied English Literature and Portuguese at the University of Guyana and Brazilian Literature at the University of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. First Lady Sandra Granger is an advocate for women’s and children’s rights in Guyana. DEOLATCHMEE RAMOTAR: (2011-2015) Deolatchmee Ramotar…
Today we celebrate all of the amazing, hard working, rock star women of the world! But let’s not stop today; we must continue to encourage, embrace and inspire each other as we travel through the daily paths of life. It’s also important to celebrate ourselves. Women are the strong backbone of their families and society and can create, influence and change lives, but we must invest in ourselves and celebrate our own victories as well.
On International Women’s Day women are recognized for their achievements without regard to social status. It’s an opportunity look back to the struggles and accomplishments of women, and look ahead to the potential of the future generations of young female achievers. Throughout history, women have made significant contributions to society and have helped to build nations. In honor of Women’s History Month, GGR will feature some of the dynamic Guyanese women who have made history, and those who have…