From Mabaruma in Region One, Barima/Waini, Anita Lynette Baird, has lived her dream in electronics, radio journalism and public relations and she aims to continue working in communications and social work as a consultant or as a director of a company where she can contribute to uplifting people’s lives.
Rosemary Kilkenny believes that the work she has been doing at her alma mater – Georgetown University in Washington DC, USA, where she is the first Black woman to have been elevated to a leadership role – on ensuring that there is inclusivity the university’s faculty and staff is impactful and that success is due to the “significant grounding” she had in Guyana as a child.
“What’s life if we don’t repeat our stories?”
– Boubacar from “Liquid Twilight” by Ytasha Wowack
I am always mindful about what I want to review for Emancipation Day.
Inspired by the deaths of her brother and uncles from diabetic-related conditions, New Amsterdam, Berbice-based physiotherapist Michelle Baird is offering food products that cater to people who have diabetes or diabetic-related conditions as well as pain management.
In this week’s column I am going to digress from the usual format of chronicling the life experiences of women to address a swirling issue that has exploded in the virtual world, but does not seem to have taken root in the physical realm where actual damage has been done.
Handwringing over the running-time of movies ahead of their release is a dangerous game: good movies feel just-right, regardless of their length and lesser movies feel long, overstaying their welcome, no matter how brief.
There is no disputing the lure and lusciousness of bread smeared with rich creamy butter… sometimes melting, settling deeply into the crumb, depending on the warmth of the bread – toasted or fresh from the oven.
Having spent all of her working life in the public service, the ever resilient Ann Greene recently stepped away from a profession that she said chose her.
By Nigel Westmaas
Emancipation as a concept and practice is not legally or morally tied to August 1st, 1838, the date of the formal removal of the institution of slavery in the British Empire after the Abolition Act of 1834 and the period of “Apprenticeship”.
Although he might appear to have become persona non grata to the Guyana Police Force over the past two years, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Esmond Slowe, who was decorated for his service to the institution, thinks it’s a matter of his professionalism and integrity.
By Tieanna Jordan
Growing up, 29-year-old Oliceia Tinnie’s always doubted her abilities but with encouragement from family and friends, she persevered.