22 Aug: Real Talk: Pepperpot in the Park!

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…

21 Aug: She Rocks! Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont: Author/Award-Winning International Business Journalist

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…

20 Aug: She Rocks! President’s College student Shalita Appadu Topped 2013 CAPE Exams

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…

15 Aug: She Rocks! Tennis Star Sachia Vickery Wins Championship Title

Born November 5, 1995, in Miramar, Florida, Sachia Vickery is one of the most promising young players in American tennis. Her Guyanese mother, Paula Liverpool, formerly of Kwakwani on the Berbice River, has made many sacrifices to facilitate the career of Sachia, which is now paying off with her daughter rising to be among the top junior players in the United States and the world. Sachia started off on the track with older boys and…

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14 Aug: Academic Spotlight: Anna Regina Girls are Guyana’s Top CSEC Students

Congratulations to Zimeena Rasheed & Yogeeta Persaud who emerged as the ✿TOP TWO✿ Students in the country for the CSEC examinations. Zimeena Rasheed attends the Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School, and gained 18 grade ones and two grade twos. Yogeeta Persaud gained 18 Ones, also from the Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School. See the list of other top students here >http://www.inewsguyana.com/essequibo-duo-tops-csec/

11 Aug: Reigning Miss Guyana World, Ruqayyah Boyer, is Heading to Indonesia

The reigning Miss Guyana World 2013, Ruqayyah Boyer, will be heading to Indonesia in September to vie for the Miss World title. Franchise holder Natasha Martindale and the executive committee are working around the clock to get the beauty queen ready. Miss Boyer, the 2012 Miss Guyana Universe title holder, represented Guyana during the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada and became quite popular internationally for her graciousness after falling during the pageant’s…

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11 Aug: She Rocks! Natasha Martindale – Miss Guyana World Pageant Franchise Holder

The Miss World Pageant is scheduled to take place this September in Indonesia  and the new franchise holder for Guyana,  Natasha Martindale, is busy prepping the reigning queens, Ruqayyah Boyer, to bring home the prestigious title. The Miss World organization appointed Martindale to the Guyana franchise in late June 2013.  A former pageant contestant herself,  Martindale is a Christ Church alumni and also attended Georgetown School of Accountancy and a private College of Business &…