UG student Corissa McClure urges gender equality as Canadian High Commissioner for the day

High Commissioner Mark Berman with the High Commissioner for the day Corissa McClure

In observance of International Day of the Girl 2021, 18-year-old International Relations student of the University of Guyana, Corissa McClure, acted in the role of Canadian High Commissioner for the day on Thursday.

According to a press release from the High Commission, the teen in her capacity as the High Commissioner had a day filled with meetings and other engagements as she used the platform to advocate for gender equality in Guyana and the Caribbean.

McClure’s day, the release said, began with a meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat, where she was congratulated on winning the High Commissioner for the day contest and the excellent points she presented to promote gender equality.