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Girl with chronic spinal disorder scores big at CSEC exams
Nineteen-year-old Shontay Hawker, who uses a wheelchair because of a chronic spinal disorder, is one step closer to her dream of becoming a lawyer after she passed eight subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)…
The ‘road’ to success: The E’bo girl who endured tedious travels to conquer CSEC
Chavelle Solomon, a student of the Anna Regina Multilateral School on the Essequibo Coast, is among the top performers at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination.
She wrote 21 subjects, securing 19 Grade…
‘Since Grade Six, I planned to write 25 subjects’- E’bo top performer
This year, several students of the Anna Regina Multilateral School on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) opted to pursue quite a number of subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. …
Trench cleaner’s son, who topped country, is first in family to complete high school
Uotam Heeralall, a teenage boy from Affiance on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), wants to be a surgeon and a politician- both careers he believes will make a difference in his community and region.
Heeralall is a…
With big dreams but little finances, Essequibo boy took on 27 subjects
What do you do when your heart is set on studying abroad, but you cannot afford it?
You write 27 subjects- every single subject offered by your school- and hope that you can clinch a scholarship. At least that was Ramoll Baboolall’s…
More than spelling bee, Karrau Village hosts competitions to preserve indigenous language
The first indigenous language spelling bee competition will take place on September 08, 2022 at Karrau Village, Region Seven.
The village council believes it is important now more than ever to preserve and promote the Lokono or Arawak…
The perfect black cake? A baker honours her parents
Black cake is a staple dessert in the Guyanese household, plentiful at Christmas and rich at weddings.
For Saralise Ming, a Guyanese baker and owner of Noodle Cake Creations, creating this delicacy has been a 10-year journey of mixing,…
Sister Menezes: Guyanese historian and former St John Bosco head dies
One of Guyana’s greatest historians and educators, Sister Mary Noel Menezes, affectionately called Sister Menezes has passed away at the age of 92.
Sr Menezes was a Roman Catholic nun belonging to the Order of the Sisters of Mercy.
A…
Guyana-born fishing pioneer and adventurer Peter Gorinsky dead at 80
Peter Gorinsky, a globally respected authority on tropical fly fishing who introduced countless friends, family and clients to the wonders of nature in Central and South America, has died in San Jose, Costa Rica at the age of 80.
The son…
Confident and humble: Andrea King is Miss World Guyana 2022
Andrea King won her first beauty pageant alongside her mother when she was just nine-years-old.
On Sunday night, the 25-year-old was crowned Miss World Guyana 2022, fulfilling a childhood desire of hers.
King emerged on top in the…