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Cloyette Harris-Stoute is the founder of the Guyanese Girls Rock Movement, President/CEO of Guyanese Girls Rock Foundation, Inc. a 501(3)c non-profit organization and the Owner of Guyanese Girls Rock Apparels Brand.
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She Rocks! Meet Dr. ONEEKA WILLIAMS, Top-Ranked Urologic Surgeon & Children’s Book Author
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She Rocks Her Guyanese Heritage: Alyson Cambridge – International Soprano Singer/Actress
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She Rock! Meet Rhona Fox, Actress/ Film Producer
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She Rocks! Teenage Swimmer Onika George wants to motivate others to take up the Sport
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Miss India Guyana 2013, Katherina Roshana, heads to Malaysia
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She Rocks! Make-Up Artist, Abigail Ulana Wade, Needs Your Vote!
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Per Channing and his friends…. “The people in Guyana are half the story, they’re incredible. It’s like something out of a storybook. They can fix a car with a roll of duct tape and kill a charging jaguar with a bow and arrow, and all with a calm smile on their face like they’ve done it a million times before.” An Adventure to Remember: Channing Tatum & Friends Explore Guyana
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