Oluatoyin Alleyne

I was prepared for the morning sickness and food aversions, big feet, swollen fingers, shortness of breath, huge nose and lips, darkened skin across the neck, face and the unimaginable places and of course the stretch marks which many regard as badges of honour.

Dr Dawn Fox developed a love affair with Chemistry in secondary school, which has flourished as she now lecturers in the field, has done tons of research and if all goes well will soon produce a household water filter made entirely from recycled and locally available materials, which can be deployed in vulnerable communities and emergency situations. 

As a child Raquel Sagon had visited a dental clinic in Linden where there was no dentist on duty.

“The first time I really get to experience it is when I was at this police function and the driver of the officer come to me and was giving me some keys.

Psychologist Anju Vivekanandaraj and her family have made Guyana their home and for the first time she has been able to practically utilize her area of study by attending to the mental health of others; she relishes the freedom women are allowed and that is one of the many reasons she is happy here.

Depression and anxiety are mental health problems, but people are often afraid to admit that they are struggling with these complaints because they are ashamed or do not want to be labelled as mad.

A cruel twist of fate last month drastically altered the life of Padminie McRae forever when an accident at the Infectious Diseases Hospital forced the amputation of her left leg from above the knee, after she was mistakenly admitted as a positive COVID-19 patient.

She sits across from me and cheerily talks about her life.

Patrice Douglas is a doctor, but she has not worn her white coat since she completed her internship some years ago.

Classes will resume virtually when the new school term starts on Monday.

Financial constraints forced a teenage Karen Andries-Fable to abandon her secondary school education and opt for learning a trade.

“Sometimes, you know, I would say that everything happen for the best and, you know, that God is in charge.

With the influx of Venezuelans and other migrants into Guyana an international organisation has moved to specifically assist women and girls who are exposed to gender-based violence (GBV) and for whom the language barrier makes reporting it even more difficult.

I had promised myself for some time now to chronicle my pregnancy experience as a first-time mom so that my daughter can have it as a keepsake if she ever one day wants to know the story of her birth.

Rebounding from what she described as a “painful” experience, Carolyn Paul made a quantum leap in her professional life from banking to working with the vulnerable and helping to empower others; the mother of two believes she is right where she was destined to be.

After losing her father to a tragic motorcycle accident, in which he was decapitated, Osiola Gilbert-Chilcott watched her mother go to work to support her seven children.

“I am extremely proud of myself for the woman I have become.

When Beverly Bentham decided that she was going to own her own home, she did whatever it took, including sometimes walking in almost knee-high mud to access the land.

“Well I see she back home now and is like she would be looking at me from underneath, you know.

“I am just trying to put my life back together and move on.