Happy New Year GGR Family!

Thank you so much for your likes, shares, comments and overall support in 2015.   Happy New Year to you and your loved ones.  Lets pray for a year peace and contentment and may the New Year bring success and excellence to your life! Cheers! ~ Cloyette~
 


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Setting goals is a great way to identify your purpose.....

As the new year approaches, now is perfect time to start setting some goals.  Everyone needs a sense of purpose in their lives, and setting goals is a great way to identify your purpose.  As the saying goes, if you don’t know where you’re going, then you’ll end up someplace else.
 

 

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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

May peace, happiness and prosperity be yours during this holiday season and throughout the new year. Have a Merry Christmas,
xoxo, Cloyette
 

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It"s time to de-clutter your life....

As we approach the end of the year it’s time to clean up our lives. Generally, people like to avoid conflict and don’t want to hurt another person’s feelings so they hold on to broken relationships and energy zappers. Don’t let this be you. It’s time to de-clutter!


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She Rocks! Sharmilla Persaud, Fashion Designer/Co-Founder of MILLIANNA

Sharmalla Persaud

Born in Guyana, Sharmilla Persaud, with a little unwilling help from her mother, discovered her love of fashion at an early age. Finding the perfect artistic playground in her mother’s colorful saris and jewelry, a young Sharmilla went to work cutting and combining them into h...
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Guyana on Top: Lisa Punch is the First Guyanese to Win Miss World Talent Competition and Second Guyanese 10 Finalist in Two Years!

“Winner are not people who never fail, but people who never quit” and Lisa Punch keeps on winning.  The model/singer/songwriter who represented Guyana at the 2015 Miss World Pageant in Sanya, China beat out her fellow contestants earlier this week and made history for Guyana when she ...
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Stories We Love! From Guyana to Botswana - An odyssey in Fashion with Designer Delayna Scott

By Ariana Gordon – Guyana Chronicle
Migrating in 1999 to Botswana with her mother, Scott knew from an early age that she was talented. She would mirror her mother, who was a part-time seamstress while she lived here. “As a child, I would look at my mom sew clothes for relatives and fr...
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Notable Places in Guyana

The height and volume of water in Kaieteur falls makes it the 26th most visited falls in the world. Being three times the height of Niagara, and twice that of Victoria falls, this water falls is dubbed one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world. Pushing some 663 cubic meters of water per...
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Here comes Santa Claus! Do your kids still believe?

Have your  kids already written their letters to Santa Claus? Some kids still hold on to their belief in Santa Claus; others gave up that belief long ago. Do your kids still believe in Santa? What do you say to your kids when ask about Santa Claus? Share your stories.
Santa Claus
 
 

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Always Give Your Best Effort Not Your Best Excuse.........

Are You Giving Your Best Effort or Your Best Excuse? Success lies not in the result but in the effort, being the best is not that important, giving your best is what matters.
Give Your Best Effort…

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Stories We Love: Scholar with Guyanese roots making waves in Ontario

Dr Dionne Patricia Duncan, whose parents, Hector and Util Duncan, are both Guyanese, recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Health Policy Management and Informatics. According to Dr Duncan, her Guyanese parents taught her from an early age that...
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She Rocks! Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra: Cookbook Writer and Food Historian

Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra
With Christmas right around the corner, it’s a delight to bring you Guyanese-born author Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra who serves up exquisite recipes in her cookbooks “Warm Breads and Honey Cakes: Home Baking from Around the World” and “Sugar and Spice: S...
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Sugar and Spice and More Books by Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra is the author of five books: Wrapped, Sugar & Spice, Het Nederlands Bakboek, Warm Bread and Honey Cake and Windmills in my Oven. Two of these have won major awards in the UK and in Holland. Of Indian ancestry, Gaitri was born and brought up in ...
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She Rocks! Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra: Cookbook Writer and Food Historian

Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra
With Christmas right around the corner, it’s a delight to bring you Guyanese-born author Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra who serves up exquisite recipes in her cookbooks “Warm Breads and Honey Cakes: Home Baking from Around the World” and “Sugar and Spice: S...
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Congratulations to Hon. Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards on her appointment to Chief Justice

The Hon. Justice of Appeal Yonette Cummings-Edwards was appointed by President David Granger to perform the functions of the Office of the Chief Justice in Georgetown, Guyana.  In a statement to News Sources Guyana Justice Cummings-Edwards said  “I am honoured and humbled to be nominated to pro...
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She Rocks! Enna Morgan - International Model, Actress, Clothing Designer

Model, Actress Enna Morgan
Enna Morgan (aka: j.a. morgan) is an avid traveller with a passion for art, dance, language, and cultural thought. Beginning at an early age, she has travelled extensively throughout the Caribbean and South America, then later in North America, Europe and Asia. While ...
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Give Yourself the Gift of Health this Holiday Season!

The holiday season is the time to celebrate and give thanks. It’s also very difficult to stay healthy during this festive time since it’s filled with parties, family gatherings, and lots and lots of food! Don’t forget to pay special attention to your health this holiday season....
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Guyanese, Catherine Pollard, appointed United Nation Under Secretary General for General Assembly and Conference Management

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently announced the appointment of Catherine Pollard of Guyana as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.
She will succeed Tegegnework Gettu of Ethiopia, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated ...
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No one has ever become poor by giving......

Happy ‪#‎GivingTuesday‬! Remember to give of yourself in some way today. Give a helping hand, a smile, a meal, a ride or to your favorite charity.  Remember – No one has ever become poor by giving.”
― Anne Frank, diary of Anne Frank.


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The President"s Daughter: Meet Afuwa Granger, Visual Artist/Writer/Poet

Afuwa Granger is a visual artist, writer, and poet who uses her work to construct a visual language around intersections of identity, particularly race and gender. She was born in Guyana to current President, David Granger and First Lady, Sandra Granger.  Afuwa studied in Jamaica and lives an...
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Stories We Love: The Village of Ann"s Grove honors top student Elisa Hamilton

Elisa Hamilton, a proud daughter of the East Coast Demerara Village, secured five grade ones and one grade two at CAPE, and was honoured by her fellow villagers at a simple, yet auspicious ceremony. Her achievement placed her among the country’s top CAPE performers. Also, in 2014, Hamilton se...
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Confidence is Sexy: Are you wearing yours today?

Don’t know what to wear today?  How about just wearing your confidence.  It can be worn anytime, in any season and it costs you nothing!
Confidence

Self-confidence is an attitude which allows individuals to have positive yet realistic  views of themselves and their situations.  Self-...
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Miss World Guyana, Lisa Punch, is heading to China ....

Last Friday evening members of the Guyanese Community in New York turned out to bid farewell a to Miss World Guyana, Lisa Punch as she prepare to represent Guyana at the upcoming Miss World Pageant in Sanya, China.  The reception was held at the Guyana Consulate where Consul General, Mr Br...
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Very little is needed to make a happy life.....

QUOTE:  Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking~~Marcus Aurelius
Here are 9 Ways to Be Happy Within Yourself
If you belong to any of these categories, the following tips could help you experience happiness within yourself.
1. Forgive ...
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Congratulations to the Top Academic Achievers at the National Education Award Ceremony

On October 29th His Excellency President David Granger delivered the main address at the Ministry of Education’s 19th annual National Education Award ceremony at the National Cultural Centre. The Office of the Presidency honored several students who excelled in high school in 2015, and at t...
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She Rocks! Etiquette Boss, Phillipa Morrish, receives Pioneer Civic Award

Etiquette Boss – Phillipa Morrish. Photo by Mandy Duncan
A person’s image, manners and communication skills make the difference between mega success and average in their personal, social and business life. ~ Gloria Starr

Meet Phillipa Morrish – certified Social Protocol ...
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Meet Miss Global Guyana 2015, Ariella Basdeo - She Rocks!

Miss Global Guyana Ariella Basdeo
This 23 years old beauty current resides in Florida and is a Pre-Law student at the University of Central Florida. She stands at 5”7 and weights 117lbs. Ariella describes herself as Energetic, intelligent, and always happy.

Miss Global is an extravagant and p...
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Meet Miss Grand Guyana 2015, Soyini Fraser - She Rocks!

Former Miss Guyana World, Guyana Universe, Miss United Nations and Miss Jamzone International Soyini Fraser will take to the stage once again, this time to represent Guyana at the Miss Grand International Pageant 2015 to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday, October 25. The third edition of...
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Keep your head up and look the world straight in the eye ....

As you leave home today remember to hold you head high and look the world straight in the eye!
Keep you Head Up

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Ladies - It's National Mammography Day! Remember that the only person who can save you is you, so perform your self-exams and schedule your mammogram today! #NationalMammographyDay #thinkpink #rockpink #breastcancerawareness #stayalive #fightforacure #guyanesegirl #GuyaneseGirlsRock

She Rocks! Sukree Boodram - Author, CPA and Global Domestic Violence Advocate

Author and Domestic Violence Advocate, Sukree Boodram
Available at Amazon.com
Sukree Boodram left Guyana as a teenager in 1983 for a better opportunity in the US.  Four years later she was married to the person who would become her abuser for 21 years.  Born into a Hindu family and raised to k...
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The Guyana Girls Junior Squash Team are 11-Time Championship Winners - They Rock!

Meet the Guyana Girls Squash Team who, this past July retained the Overall Team Title during the 2015 Junior Caribbean Squash Championships for the 11th consecutive time.  Read the players profiles below.
Guyana Girls Squash Champions – 11th Win
Guyana females crowned Caribbean Squash ...
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Newly crowned Miss World British Virgin Island, Sasha Wintz, was born to Guyanese Parents

Sasha Wintz, 18, who is born to Guyanese parents, was crowned Miss World BVI 2015 on Sunday, October 3rd.
She is known for her stunning performance at BET Music Matters last year and her ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project will be focused on persons with special needs.
During her introduction, the te...
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Always be your unique and authentic self....

You should always be your unique and authentic self.  “The authentic self is the you that can be found at your absolute core. It is the part of you not defined by your job, function or role. It is the composite of all your skills, talents and wisdom. It is all of the things that are ...
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She Rocks! Supriya Singh-Bodden - Recipient of the Cacique"s Crown of Honour

Founder of the Guyana Foundation, Mrs.Supriya Singh-Bodden
Supriya Singh-Bodden, C.C.H., is a native of Guyana and the Founder/Trustee of the Guyana Foundation. The Guyana Foundation was created by a group of highly dedicated men and women who see an urgent need to contribute meaningfully to...
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She Rocks! Pamela Tracz - Motivational Speaker, Midwife and Woman of the Year in Communications

Born in Guyana, South America, Pamela started her Teaching career at the tender age of 17. She later traveled to London, England where she completed her training as a Registered Nurse and a State Certified Midwife. She is very experienced at providing and teaching health care, self care and...
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It"s your life. Don"t let others control it!

Domestic Violence Awareness! When you allow yourself to be dominated by someone else, you begin to lose respect for yourself. You become silently enraged, both at …the person who is dominating you and at yourself for allowing the domination. Someone else is in control of your life, just as...
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English Teacher, Shamayne Cumberbatch, wants all students to have the opportunity to receive an excellent education

English Teacher, Shamayne Cumberbatch, was born in Guyana, South America and later moved to Irving, NJ. She first attended the local public school before enrolling at Kent Place for middle and high school. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and her master’s degree from Har...
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Guyanese Baroness Valerie Amos has become the first black director of a British university at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

“The extraordinary life of Baroness Valerie Amos has taken her from the small island of Wakenaam at the mouth of the Essequibo River in Guyana to the House of Lords.
It is a journey that includes time spent at the United Nations headquarters in New York and the British High Commission in...
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You will find joy in overcoming obstacles...

Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is...
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Cancer is a word, not a life sentence. Don"t let it silence your courage!

 
To all the breast cancer warriors and survivors, remember Cancer is a word, not a life sentence. Don’t let it silence your courage! Share this with every woman you know who may needs some encouragement. Show you Care & Be Aware!


Think Pink in October!

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Stories We Love: Nurse, Zorena Jagnandan, establishes Home Health Care Business

Zorena Jagnandan, who is Guyanese, and her staff offer many different medical and nonmedical services — wound care, occupational and physical therapy, nursing care, post-surgical care, speech therapy, medical social worker, shopping and errands, cooking and meal planning, help for new and e...
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PONDER THIS: Are you your worst critic?

 “You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know  it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is...
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She Rocks! Kylie Bunbury - A Rising Star in Hollywood

If you were a fan of  the ABC Family teen drama ” Twisted”,  then you’re familiar with Kylie Bunbury who played Lacey Porter, a popular teenager on the show. Kylie is a talented actress and model, born in Ontario, Canada in 1989 to a Polish and Swedish American mother, Kristi No...
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Let go of toxic people in your life ...

Remember that letting go of toxic people in your life is a big step in loving yourself.
Letting Go

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Maypole Plaiting - Have You Ever Danced the Dance?

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of watching the young women of St. Albans Episcopal Church perform the Maypole dance at the annual Guyana Folk Festival held in Brooklyn, NY.   I remember doing this as a little girl growing up in Guyana dressed up in frilly dresses and socks with colorful ha...
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She Rocks! Domini Alleyne - Competitive Fitness Model/Nutrition Coach

Domini-Alleyne
Meet Domini Alleyne, 2014 Miss Barbados Senior Fitness Queen. The 30 year old fitness model, who reings from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and Den Amstel West Coast Demerara in Guyana, migrated to Barbados at age 13. She later returned to Guyana and in 2011 worked briefly for the...
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A Phenomenal Women is .....

A phenomenal woman is purposeful and passionate. She is driven by her thoughts and makes her thoughts a reality.
A phenomenal woman has imperfections. She is phenomenal for what she does with her imperfections; she is phenomenal because she is true to herself.
A phenomenal woman can be any shape...
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GGR Book Club: The Adventures Of Lucy And Brown Boy (ebook) by Lisa Punch

The Adventures Of Lucy And Brown Boy
ABOUT THE BOOK:  The Adventures Of Lucy And Brown Boy – Lucy is a young girl who loves adventure but lost her dog Brown Boy. This book also includes a fun coloring section as well as learning questions from the book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Lisa Punch was b...
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A woman should have and know most of these things...

“A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ….
enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own even if she never wants
to or needs to…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ….
something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her
dreams wants to see her in an hour…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE &...
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She Rocks! Olayinka Noel: International Fashion Model

International Model, Olayinka Noel
Olayinka Noel, better known as Olay, is an international fashion model. She was born in Atlanta Georgia to Guyanese parents. Olay is currently a sophomore studying business management at Kennesaw State University, while she pursues her modeling career.
Olay...
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Mom Knows Best...Do you Agree?

What is that one advice that your mom gave to you as a child that stuck with you over the years?


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Don"t listen to doubters....

Don’t listen to the doubters!  Believe in yourself,  live in your truth and surround yourself with people who will encourage you!


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She Rocks! Danielle Blaiq: Indie Lyricist/Hip-Hop Soul Singer & Songwriter/Published Author

Danielle is a classically trained vocalist, Hip-Hop Soul/R-Neg-B singer-songwriter  and novice pianist. Danielle began writing songs at the tender age of 13. She was inspired by the vocal greats Lauryn Hill,  Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott and Aretha Franklin. Born in Brooklyn, New Y...
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GGR Book Club: Buxton Spice and more books by Oonya Kempadoo

Buxton Spice (Bluestreak)
ABOUT  THE BOOK:  Told in the voice of a girl as she moves from childhood into adolescence, Buxton Spice is the story the town of Tamarind Grove: its eccentric families, its sweeping joys, and its sudden tragedies. The novel brings to life 1970s Guyana-a world at a c...
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She Rocks! Shannon Boodram - Published Author, Photographer and TV Host

Shannon Boodram is a TV personality who specializes in sex and love and is the go-to voice for millennials. She is the recipient of Rogers TV’s national Impression Award for best On-Air Personality.  She is a writer, best known for her bestseller, LAID: Young People’s Experiences with Sex in an E...
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Guyana Folk Festival 2015

Folk Festival 2015 was a huge success.  The annual event that is hosted by the Guyana Cultural Association (GCA) is now in its 14th year and celebrates the rich Guyanese culture
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She Rocks! Lakshmee Singh: Actress, Television Show Producer and Talk Show Host

Lakshmee Singh is a well known talk show host and producer of the popular “Let’s Talk with Lakshmee” show.  The  multitalented TV personality is also a dancer, actress, community worker, choreographer and has been in the public eye since the age of five.  Lakshmee has performed ...
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She Rocks! Claire Ann Goring, Graphic Design Artist, Cultural Promoter, Entrepreneur

There’s nothing better than finding the perfect greeting card  and Claire Ann Goring will add that personal touch to your message.  A multitalented graphic artist and the CEO Hybiskus Creations, Claire has developed her own line of handmade greeting, invitations and inspirational cards. Bor...
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What"s stopping you from being the queen of your own domain...

Why wait to be someone else’s queen when you can be your own queen!  The word Queen means woman – any women – a woman with or without riches, fame, position; women from any background, color or creed; women limbless or able-bodied; a Queen of her domain, a Queen to her King; her husband, a ...
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She Rocks! Shyko Amos - Award Winning Stage and Television Actress

Actress, Shyko Amos
Shyko Amos is an OBIE winning actress with Guyanese roots who is known for her performances in  Tell You Something (2015), One Small Step for Melvin (2014) and 3-C (Three-C) (2012).  She has performed in theatres all over the world from South Africa to Paris and New York appe...
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STOP IT! Silence Your Inner Critic - You Look Fabulous Girl!

As women we sometimes tend to be very self-critical and always focusing on your own faults and weaknesses. Self-criticism can be both a healthy means of increasing self-awareness and personal growth, and, on the other hand, it can serve as a major obstacle to self-esteem and peace of mind. Stop...
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She Rocks! Recent Med School Graduate, Topaz Sampson, is close to her dream of practicing Medicine

Dr. Topaz Sampson
 
Recent medical school graduate, Topaz Sampson, is very close to her dream of practicing Medicine. A New Amsterdam native, Topaz was part of the graduating Class of 2015 at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, and is scheduled to begin residency training...
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She Rocks! Recent Med School Graduate, Topaz Sampson, is close to her dream of practicing Medicine

Dr. Topaz Sampson
 
Recent medical school graduate, Topaz Sampson, is very close to her dream of practicing Medicine. A New Amsterdam native, Topaz was part of the graduating Class of 2015 at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, and is scheduled to begin residency training...
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Stories We Love! Shivonie Deokaran is Positively Determined to beat Cancer ....and explains what money means to her.

Lady Drinks, a New York-based women’s networking group , recently asked Guyanese entrepreneur Shivone Deokaran to share what money means to her.   In her response, Shivonie recalled that shortly after opening the doors to her cafe in Dobbs Ferry, New York, chain stores were asking for her b...
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GGR Book Club: The Stone of Fire: Secrets by Rebecca Ramnauth

Four diamonds—the Stone of Fire, the Stone of Water, the Stone of Air, and the Stone of Earth—have all been stolen. Their absence could lead to the mass destruction of Iliana’s dimension and the mortal world. Can Iliana alter the dangerous path of the world’s most certain future?
The Stone of Fir...
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Stories We Love: Award-winning Guyanese Actress Simone Dowding is a force to be reckoned with...

Born under the Zodiac star of Leo,  Actress Simone Dowding attended the Salem Primary and Secondary schools, where her love for the stage was noticed by teachers and peers alike. In no time she had become quite a force to be reckoned with, as she participated in numerous school plays and drama ...
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Take small steps toward your BIG goals...

The road to success is bumpy and can become overwhelming.  When we trip and stumble it’s important to remain focused. Taking small steps is great way to achieve your BIG goals.

 

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/take-small-steps-toward-your-big-goals/

How do you eat your curry and roti - fingers or fork?

We all know that curry and roti is one of Guyana’s most popular cuisine and a common dish within the Caribbean community. It is also much more enjoyable when you indulge with your fingers. However, one can also admit that it’s sometimes quite messy and will ruin your pale nail polish ...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/how-do-you-eat-your-curry-and-roti-fingers-or-fork/

She Rocks! Olivia Dope, Celebrity DJ/Classically Trained Dancer/Fashion Designer

Olivia Dope started out as a dancer, but music was always her passion which eventually led her to her true calling as a DJ. Olivia is now one of NYC’s most sought after DJs in the fashion industry. Her passion and her ability to reinvent herself makes her pretty, powerful, and provocative.
With h...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/rocks-olivia-dope-celebrity-djclassically-trained-dancerfashion-designer/

Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it....

Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.
Take the road less traveled and leave a successful trail behind you.
Those who follow

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/follow-crowd-usually-get-lost/

Guyanese, Maureen Walker, CPA, announces candidacy for Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York

Maureen Walker, CPA – Controller of the City of Mount Vernon
Guyanese Maureen Walker, who is the Comptroller of the City of Mount Vernon, has recently announced that she is seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party in the up-coming primary elections to be held on Thursday, September 10...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/guyanese-maureen-walker-cpa-announces-candidacy-for-mayor-of-mount-vernon-new-york/

Rhythm Nation C.E.O. ,Dimple Singh Willabus, returns to Guyana with daughter to promote the 8-year-old author"s book

Former local TV personality, Dimple Singh-Willabus, is in Guyana promoting her 8-year-old daughter Anaya’s book. The young writer launched her book, ‘The day Mohan found his Confidence’ at the National Library a few days ago, and it was there that the Chronicle spoke with Dimple.
Her 8 year old d...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/rhythm-nation-c-e-o-dimple-singh-willabus-returns-to-guyana-with-daughter-anaya-to-promote-the-8-year-old-authors-book/

The Essence of Beauty Comes From Within......

You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. 1 Peter 3:4
Look in the mirror and start loving yourself, then your inner beauty will grow and radiate to your outer self.
Beauty Within

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/the-essence-of-beauty-comes-from-within/

Learn to be alone and like it.......

Learn to be alone and like it because being alone is better than being with someone who makes you feel alone. There’s nothing wrong with spending time with yourself. You don’t need to force yourself into any relationship to feel special, because being alone does not mean you’re not l...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/learn-to-be-alone-and-like-it/

Turtle News from the Thatch Patch by Miss Elke Noell Thatch and Dr Thatch

Turtle News from the Thatch Patch (A Science Adventure Series with ElKe and Dr. Thatch) (Volume 1)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Elke Noell and Dr. Thatch are a mother and daughter team of Science writers in training. We live in Valparaiso, Florida near Boggy Bayou, which is in Northwest Florida in the ...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/turtle-news-from-the-thatch-patch-by-miss-elke-noell-thatch-and-dr-thatch/

She Rocks! Abiola Abrams - Author/Certified Wellness Coach aka "The Lifesyle Passonista"

Abiola Abrams is a first generation Guyanese-American author, columnist, speaker, filmmaker and multimedia personality who was raised in New York City. Also a certified wellness coach, Abiola gives heartfelt, no-nonsense, stigma-free advice on self esteem and self worth, body image issues,...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-abiola-abrams-the-lifestyle-passionista/

What advice would you give to your 21-year-old self?

Growing up in Guyana I was very very skinny and I desperately wanted to gain weight. But try as I may, nothing seemed to work. I wanted to be like other women who were referred to as being “thick” or having “a little meat on my bones.”  But it just wasn’t in my DNA, ...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/what-advice-would-you-give-to-your-21-year-old-self/

She Rocks! Marva Jacobs, Honorary Consul for Guyana to the State of Georgia

Meet Marva Jacobs, the new Honorary Consul for Guyana to the State of Georgia. Born and raised in Bartica, Marva was officially appointed to this role in February 2015. Her focus will be on connecting the Guyanese community, which is estimated to be about 10,000-strong in the State, with the Guy...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-marva-jacobs-honorary-consul-for-guyana-to-the-state-of-georgia/

Stories We Love! Valencia Dual-Enrollment Graduate, Cindy Rajkuma, Has Her Sights Set on Medical School

Cindy Rajkuma, a dual-enrollment student who graduated from Valencia College and Ocoee High School in Orlando, is determined to get into medical school. “Becoming a doctor has always been my career path,” says Cindy, who will begin classes at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in January 2016...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/stories-we-love-valencia-dual-enrollment-graduate-cindy-rajkuma-has-her-sights-set-on-medical-school/

Stories We Love! Valencia Dual-Enrollment Graduate, Cindy Rajkuma, Has Her Sights Set on Medical School

Cindy Rajkuma, a dual-enrollment student who graduated from Valencia College and Ocoee High School in Orlando, is determined to get into medical school. “Becoming a doctor has always been my career path,” says Cindy, who will begin classes at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in January 2016...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/stories-we-love-valencia-dual-enrollment-graduate-cindy-rajkuma-has-her-sights-set-on-medical-school/

Guyanese, Halima Yusuf, is CEO & Founder of Successful Pharmaceutical Company

Meet Halima Yusuf, CEO & Founder of FRX International Drugs (FRXID), a pharmaceutical company based in Berlin, Maryland.
As Chief Executive Officer, Halima Yusuf has had a very influential role in steering the ever-evolving business. In fact she indicated that she used her upbringing in ...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/guyanese-halima-yusuf-is-ceo-founder-of-successful-pharmaceutical-company/

Guyanese, Halima Yusuf, is CEO & Founder of Successful Pharmaceutical Company

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Halima Yusuf has had a very influential role in steering the ever-evolving business. In fact she indicated that she used her upbringing in Guyana as inspiration to create the company. According to her, the scarcity of proper pharmacy care and knowing the facts...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/guyanese-halima-yusuf-is-ceo-founder-of-successful-pharmaceutical-company/

Celebrating our Graduates: Okeema Humphrey, Student Government President at Borough of Manhattan Community College

Okeema Humphrey
BMCC Student Government Association President, Okeema Humphrey’s ultimate goal  is to give back to the country of her birth, Guyana,  but in the meantime she’s sharing very smart advice with her peers. During her recent graduation ceremony,  Okeema advised the class of...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/celebrating-graduates-okeema-humphrey-student-government-president-borough-manhattan-community-college/

Some days you just have to create your own sunshine....

When life brings darkness don’t just lie down and sleep,  you just have to create your own Sunshine!


http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/some-days-you-just-have-to-create-your-own-sunshine/

She Rocks! Keisha Scarville - A Passionate Fine Arts Photographer

Photographer, Keisha Scarville
Keisha Scarville is an accomplished and talented fine arts photographer.  Born in 1975 to a Guyanese father and mother,  she self-defines as Guyanese-American. Keisha spent her childhood in Brooklyn after her parent migrated to the United States in the late 1960s. S...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-keisha-scarville-a-passionate-fine-arts-photographer/

Happy Birthday to His Excellency Brigadier President David A. Granger....

Happy Birthday to H.E David A. Granger, 8th Executive President of the Republic off Guyana who celebrates his 70th Birthday today!
~ July 15th, 2015 ~


http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/happy-birthday-excellency-brigadier-president-david-granger/

She Rocks! Deborah Cox - Actress, Grammy Award-nominated & Multi-Platinum R&B Singer/Songwriter

Many of you will agree that Deborah Cox is one of the music industry’s most notable voices.   A multi-platinum selling artist and self-proclaimed diva, Deborah was born on born July 13, 1974 in Toronto to Guyanese parents.   She began singing for TV commercials at age 12, and entered vari...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/rocks-deborah-cox-actress-grammy-award-nominated-multi-platinum-rb-singersongwriter/

Take a chance on you, it"s about time...

Stop putting your dreams and goals on the backburner to support others, or for fear of failure.  It’s your turn to shine, so take a chance on you!

 

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/take-a-chance-on-you-its-about-time/

Congratulations to Zena Bland, Newly Crowned Miss Guyana UK 2015

Zena Bland was crowned Miss Guyana UK at a coronation ceremony on Friday 26th June 2015, at The Guyana High Commission in Bayswater, London. Bland, 24, is British by birth, raised in Guyana for 12 years and now resides in South London.
She studies journalism at Middlesex University, freelances...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/congratulations-to-zena-bland-newly-crowned-miss-guyana-uk-2015/

Interview with Guyanese Valedictorian, Bibi Sulaman: "From Cotton Tree Primary to New York Valedictorian"

Bibi Sulaman graduated as valedictorian of Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences High School this past June 2015
When she entered her guidance counselor’s office earlier this year, it was not a big revelation. Bibi Sulaman, a senior at Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences High School, had met with...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/interview-with-guyanese-valedictorian-bibi-sulaman-from-cotton-tree-primary-to-new-york-valedictorian/

GUYANA’S first female World Champion Boxer, Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil, Wins Heavyweight Title in St. Maarten

On Saturday, July 4, Guyana’s first female World Champion Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil defeated Sonya Lamonakis and captured the heavyweight title in Philipsburg, St Maarten.
O’Neil who is now a five-time boxing world champion while at the same time a mother of five children, thanked the fan...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/guyanas-first-female-world-champion-boxer-gwendolyn-stealth-bomber-oneil-wins-heavyweight-title-st-maarten/

She Rocks! Hon. Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud - First Female Representative for 59th Assembly District

Hon. Assemblywoman Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud
Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud was elected to the  New York State Assembly in November 2014. In January, 2015 she was sworn in as the first female, first black, first Guyanese to hold the position of Assembly member for the 59th Assembly District in ...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-hon-roxanne-jacqueline-persaud-first-female-representative-for-59th-assembly-district/

The reflection in your mirror is more beautiful than you think....

The reflection in your mirror is more beautiful and confident than you think, you just have to believe it!


http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/the-reflection-in-your-mirror-is-more-beautiful-than-you-think/

The reflection in your mirror is more beautiful than you think....

The reflection in your mirror is more beautiful and confident than you think, you just have to believe it!


http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/the-reflection-in-your-mirror-is-more-beautiful-than-you-think/

Happy Independence Day USA!

Happy July 4th Holiday to all GGR Friends, Fans and Family in the USA.

 

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/happy-independence-day-usa/

She Rocks! Eliza Smith: Youth Model, Dancer, Actress, Little Miss New York 2015

Eliza Smith is 9 years old. Born on October 8, 2005 she is a mix of Guyanese and Turkish. He mother was born in #58 village in Berbice. She currently resides in Queens, NY. Eliza will be starting the 5th grade for the upcoming school year, and has been awarded student of the month on numerous...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/rocks-eliza-smith-youth-model-dancer-actress-little-miss-new-york-2015/

She Rocks! Eliza Smith: Youth Model, Dancer, Actress, Little Miss New York 2015

Eliza Smith is 9 years old. Born on October 8, 2005 she is a mix of Guyanese and Turkish. He mother was born in #58 village in Berbice. She currently resides in Queens, NY. Eliza will be starting the 5th grade for the upcoming school year, and has been awarded student of the month on numerous...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/rocks-eliza-smith-youth-model-dancer-actress-little-miss-new-york-2015/

She Rocks! Eliza Smith - Youth Model, Dancer, Actress - Little Miss New York 2015

Miss Eliza Smith
Eliza Smith is 9 years old. Born on October 8, 2005 she is a mix of Guyanese and Turkish. He mother was born in #58 village in Berbice. She currently resides in Queens, NY. She is start the 5th grade for the coming school year, and has been awarded student of the month on...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-eliza-smith-youth-model-dancer-actress-little-miss-new-york-2015/

Ira "Lady Ira" Lewis, Community Advocate/Humanitarian

Ira Leona Lewis is known throughout the Caribbean and American community as “Lady Ira”. Born in British Guiana to the late Omar Converty and Elaine Pile, Lady Ira has been an essential figure in spearheading efforts that promote the Cultural awareness and well being of New Je...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/ira-lady-ira-lewis-community-advocatehumanitarian/

Stories We Love! Guyanese, Debra Amata, Received the Top SEA Examination Score in Tobago

Guyanese, Debra Amata, received the top score out of 836 students who sat for the SEA examination in Tobago this year.  She scored 238.298 points and told the media her success was due to her spirituality, parents and teachers.  Debra moved to Tobago in 2014 with her parents, who are both medic...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/stories-love-guyanese-debra-amata-received-top-sea-examination-score-tobago/

Stories We Love: 8-Year-Old Guyanese Girl, Anaya Lee Willabus, is the Youngest Published Female Author in the U.S

Young Female Author, Anaya Lee Willabus
Anaya Lee Willabus is only 8-years-old and has been named the youngest published female author in U.S history.  She was born in Brooklyn, NY to Guyanese parents. Her book, The Day Mohan Found His Confidence,  is being sold on Amazon.com and is also av...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/stories-love-8-year-old-guyanese-girl-anaya-lee-willabus-youngest-published-female-author-u-s/

The Day Mohan Found His Confidence by by Anaya Lee Willabus

The Day Mohan Found His Confidence

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/the-day-mohan-found-his-confidence-by-by-anaya-lee-willabus/

She Rocks! Onica Charles, Humantarian, Founder & Executive Director at International Children"s Outreach, Inc. (ICO)

Born and raised in Guyana, South America, Onica Charles faced many disadvantages still experienced by its citizens today. When she was twelve years old, her parents brought her to the United States “to give me a chance at a good education.” Charles had no idea that one day, that opportunity wou...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-onica-charles-humantarian-founder-executive-director-at-international-childrens-outreach-inc-ico/

Walk away from people who don"t motivate or inspire you...

You cannot always count on everyone to support your dreams, but having people in your circle who are constantly exuding negative energy can be quite exhausting and discouraging. We all need friends in our corner, even a few cheerleaders, but it should not be at the expense of you following your...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/walk-away-from-people-who-dont-motivate-or-inspire-you/

They Rock! Guyanese Girls Graduate with Top Honours - Valedictorian & Salutatorian

The three students are 19-year-old Kessia Garnett who graduated Valedictorian followed by 17-year-old Anika Lewis and 19-year-old Nashavia Cummings who shared the Salutatorian position. These young women are all in the Honour Society and plan on entering college next semester.
Guyanese girls...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/rock-guyanese-girls-graduate-top-honours-valedictorian-salutatorian/

B.G. Bhagee: Memories of a Colonial Childhood By Philippa Perry

B.G. Bhagee: Memories of a Colonial Childhood
About the Author
B.G. is British Guiana; Bhagee is a fiery local stew. Philippa was the second daughter in a family of six children growing up in mid-20th century in colonial Guyana. She recounts her Sisyphean trials growing up a Carrington in Lot...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/b-g-bhagee-memories-of-a-colonial-childhood-by-philippa-perry/

She Rocks! Tennis Star, Sachia Vickery, set to Compete in Wimbledon Women"s Championship

Sachia Vickery was born to Guyanese Parents and lives and train in Florida. She also  trained with USTA and Mouratoglou Academy in France. Sashia comes from a family full of athletes.Her father was professional soccer player and her mother, Paula Liverpool, ran track in high school.  Her brother ...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/rocks-tennis-star-sachia-vickery-set-compete-wimbledon-womens-championship/

She Rocks! Congratulations to Lisa Punch, Miss World Guyana 2015

Last night Lisa Punch was crowned the new Miss World Guyana 2015 during a coronation ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana. The Miss World Guyana Committee decided not to hold a pageant this year, but to select a delegate instead, a practice which is not uncommon.
The newly...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-congratulations-to-lisa-punch-miss-world-guyana-2015/

Don"t let your fears and doubts hinder your dreams....

Fear can paralyze your life and prevent you from following your dreams. It’s all in your mind; – stop thinking  about the hurdles and just jump over them.
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.~ 2 Timothy 1:7

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/dont-let-your-fears-and-doubts-hinder-your-dreams/

Stories We Love: Actor Channing Tatum & Friends Explore Guyana

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 mi...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/stories-we-love-actor-channing-tatum-friends-explore-guyana/

Knowing yourself means understanding who you are as a person and accepting the truth of what you discover....

Knowing yourself means understanding who you are as a person and accepting the truth of what you discover. It means knowing what you’re good at and what needs improving, knowing what you’re passionate about and what scares you, knowing your goals and dreams, knowing your habits and...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/knowing-yourself-means-understanding-who-you-are-as-a-person-and-accepting-the-truth-of-what-you-discover/

Celebrating Our Graduates: Congratulations to Honor Student ✿Timea James✿

Congratulations to Miss Timea James, Honor Roll Student and recent graduate of  Town Center Montessori Private School.
Your graduation is only a glimpse of what lies ahead in your bright future. Wishing you the very best for the coming years.  You Rock!
~Love, Mom
Congratulations Miss Timea James

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/celebrating-our-graduates-congratulations-to-honor-student-%e2%9c%bftimea-james%e2%9c%bf/

She Rocks! Dr. Monica Sanchez, International Cultural Ambassador, Founder of Miss Caricom Foundation & CARICOM CORP

Dr. Monica Sanchez
Meet Dr. Monica Sanchez, a mother of three, born a native of the Republic of Guyana where her education started.  Dr. Sanchez  migrated to the USA in her early teens where she continued her education and obtained degrees in Criminal Justice, Business, Fashion and   Education. A...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-dr-monica-sanchez-international-cultural-ambassador-founder-of-miss-caricom-foundation-caricom-corp/

Guyanese nurses deliver twin boys, David & Moses, during NY Victory Rally - They Rock!

Guyanese nurses deliver twins boys during NY victory rally, babies named David and Moses

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/guyanese-nurses-deliver-twin-boys-david-moses-during-ny-victory-rally-they-rock/

Confidence is Sexy: Are you wearing yours today?

Don’t know what to wear today?  How about just wearing your confidence.  It can be worn anytime, in any season and it costs you nothing!
Confidence

Self-confidence is an attitude which allows individuals to have positive yet realistic  views of themselves and their situations.  Self-...
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Understanding & Embracing Your Season of Singleness: Single, Saved & Young

Understanding & Embracing Your Season of Singleness: Single, Saved & Young
In a time where both the young and old are giving up on their dreams; Single, Saved & Young addresses these issues and more. Too many times we fail to turn to the only person that can make us better and to...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/understanding-embracing-your-season-of-singleness-single-saved-young/

Books by Mono Williams

Bishops: My Turbulent Colonial Youth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Her list of books include: How we made a colour television show (1973); The turtle who longed to be a bird (1973); Christmas in Guyana (1974); The...
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Celebrating Our Graduates: Congratulations to ✿Samantha & Natasha Bollers✿ – They Rock!

Congratulations goes out to the Bollers Sisters! Two young ladies who migrated to the USA from Guyana, and have achieved academic success. Samantha Nazena Bollers is a former student of Queens College (Guyana) and graduated from Cornell University (Class of 2013) with a  Degree in Government Stud...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/celebrating-our-graduates-congratulations-to-%e2%9c%bfsamantha-natasha-bollers%e2%9c%bf-they-rock/

She Rocks! Indranie Persaud, President and Co-Founder of AuroChemicals

Indranie Persaud, President
Meet Indranie Persaud, President and Co-Founder of Aurochemicals, a multimillion dollar natural flavor and ingredients company located in Washingtonville, New York.
Indranie  was born in Guyana, the last child of six. Graduating from high school in 1981, she met her fu...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-indranie-persaud-president-and-co-founder-of-auro-chemicals/

Don"t forget to love yourself.....

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” ~ Oscar Wilde


http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/dont-forget-to-love-yourself/

Inside Outer Beauty: Thriving for Healthy and Beautiful Skin Throughout the Ages

Inside Outer Beauty: Thriving for Healthy and Beautiful Skin Throughout the Ages

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/inside-outer-beauty-thriving-for-healthy-and-beautiful-skin-throughout-the-ages/

First Day of School: Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Jennifer Bisram

First Day of School: Do You Want to Be My Friend?

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/first-day-of-school-do-you-want-to-be-my-friend-by-jennifer-bisram/

Books by Maggie Harris

Amazon.com: Maggie Harris: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/books-by-maggie-harris/

Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo by Oneeka Williams, MD

Dr Dee Dee Dynamo | Super Surgeon on the Go!

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/dr-dee-dee-dynamo-by-oneeka-williams-md/

Look At You! You Are Beautiful by Karen O. Roberts

Look At You! You Are Beautiful

http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/look-at-you-you-are-beautiful-by-karen-o-roberts/

Silent Hearer by Marcia S. Shury

Silent Hearer by Marcia Shury | ISBN # 978-1-68118-826-3 | Tate Publishing

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She Rocks! Author, Marcia S. Shury, Triumphs Over Hearing Loss

Author, Marcia S. Shury
“The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.”   These are the words of actress, Marlee Matlin, and Marcia Shury is determined to live in this truth.
“Silent Hearer” chronicles the story of Marcia S. Shury as her happy childhood wa...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-author-marcia-s-shury-triumphs-over-hearing-loss/

It"s Wellness Wednesday! Take care of yourself because no one else will....

 


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Celebrating our Graduates: Congratulations to the Amelia"s Ward USCians -They Rock!

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing (1 Thessalonians 5:11).  This five young women definitely epitomize this phrase. Meet Trea, Michelle, Sonya, Corlecia and Feigel who reign from the small town of Amelia Ward Linden in Guyana, and playfully ca...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/celebrating-our-graduates-congratulations-to-the-amelias-ward-uscians-they-rock/

Meet Sandra Granger, First Lady of the Republic of Guyana ✿FLORG✿ - She Rocks!

From Stabroek News Archive
When she married David Granger, Sandra Chan-A-Sue knew she was going to be a military wife which meant her husband would be away from home a lot of the time.
But what she did not know was that forty years down the line she would be married to a politician, still with...
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Meet Sandra Granger, First Lady of the Republic of Guyana ✿FLORG✿ - She Rocks!

From Stabroek News Archive
When she married David Granger, Sandra Chan-A-Sue knew she was going to be a military wife which meant her husband would be away from home a lot of the time.
But what she did not know was that forty years down the line she would be married to a politician, still with...
http://guyanesegirlsrock.com/meet-sandra-granger-first-lady-of-the-republic-of-guyana-%e2%9c%bfflorg%e2%9c%bf-she-rocks/

Celebrating our Graduates – Congratulations ✿Crystal Lyndon✿ - You Rock!

Join us in congratulating recent graduate Crystal Lyndon who earned an AS degree in Business Administration from Essex County College in New Jersey.  Crystal was also accepted to Rutgers University where she will complete her Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management. “WOO-HOO”  Crystal ...
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Celebrating our Graduates – Congratulations ✿Crystal Lyndon✿ - You Rock!

Join us in congratulating recent graduate Crystal Lyndon who earned an AS degree in Business Administration from Essex County College in New Jersey.  Crystal was also accepted to Rutgers University where she will complete her Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management. “WOO-HOO”  Crystal ...
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Celebrating our Graduates – Congratulations ✿Crystal Lyndon✿ - You Rock!

Join us in congratulating recent graduate Crystal Lyndon who earned an AS degree in Business Administration from Essex County College in New Jersey.  Crystal was also accepted to Rutgers University where she will complete her Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management. “WOO-HOO”  Crystal ...
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"A Change Has Come" to Guyana - Congratulations to the APNU+AFC Party on winning the Election!

Today is a historical day in Guyana as supporters of the coalition APNU+AFC party celebrate an historic win over the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which has been in power for 23 years.  The new President of Guyana, Brigadier David Granger is a former Commander of the Guyana Def...
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Stay Calm, Be patient; Good Things take time...

“Be patient” is easier said than done but always remember that Good Things take time…


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My Guyanese Mom Rocks Mother"s Day Contest WINNER IS..

Congratulations to the winner of our mother’s day contest, Malissa G,  who answered “My Guyanese Mom Rocks because she is our Rock & Foundation!  Malissa will received this beautiful custom made GGR rhinestone watch!  Thank you to everyone who participated and HAPPY MOTHE...
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She Rocks! Dionne Hammiel, Recipient of the 2015 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Awards

Sometimes, when Dionne Hammiel wants the attention of her rambunctious kindergarten class, she stands on the table. Other times, she lowers her voice to a whisper, making her instructions a very important secret that every child strains to hear.

The hushed message at John Burroughs Education Campus in the District was utterly routine on a recent day: “We need to go to the bathroom, drink some water, come back, and pick out our books to read.”

But the children were instantly alight, excited about the next step in their kindergarten ad­ven­ture.

Hammiel, with her infectious enthusiasm and outstanding results, is known for the towering expectations she sets for the small children in her class and the deeply analytical approach she brings to her own practice and the skills each child is developing.

“She creates an environment in her class where they really want to do well,” said her principal, Aqueelha James. “Her students want to see her energy, and they really, really work very hard.”

Dionne Hammiel

The result? “The children who leave her are not on the first-grade level,” James said. “They are beyond that.”

Hammiel, 37, is the daughter of a schoolteacher, as well as the cousin and niece and granddaughter of a family full of schoolteachers. Her approach is also close to home: “I look at my students as my own kids,” she said.

The Guyana native moved to the District when she was 11, went to Orr Elementary and eventually graduated from Wilson High School. She majored in human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, then started her career as a social worker at a local day-care center. She became a teacher at a Head Start center and found her niche in early childhood education. She has been teaching at John Burroughs in the Brookland neighborhood for nearly 15 years.

Kindergarten has become more academically rigorous in the past decade, and Hammiel keeps a “data wall” at home tracking her students’ performance. She sets goals for each child and celebrates their progress. She holds their parents to high standards, too, giving them clear directions for what she expects the children to do during spring break.

She said she loves teaching kindergarten because the children are “sponges.”

“The more you give them, the more they will take,” Hammiel said. “They want to please you, and every day there is the joy of seeing their success.”

She teaches lessons in creative ways to appeal to different learning styles.

When the children were having trouble with vowels, she wrote a song they could sing using their hands, with each finger representing a vowel. Now when they are writing, she sees them taking a break to look at their hands before returning to the page.

When introducing a word, she reads it in a sentence, shows a picture or acts out the meaning. And she is always looking for challenging words to share.

James, the principal, said she was skeptical when she saw that Hammiel’s lesson plan early in the year included “array,” “linear” and “circular.” But later she heard the children using the words when discussing the line they had formed in the hallway.

“From the outside, you think, ‘These are kindergartners,’ ” James said. “But they rise to the occasion.”

“The moon, that’s where I set the bar,” Hammiel said. “When they leave me, they go out there and shine.”

The Washington Post has honored teaching excellence in the Washington region for three decades, with more than 500 men and women winning the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award for their work in the classroom, creativity and contribution to the improvement of education.

The awards are named for Agnes Meyer, wife of Eugene Meyer, who purchased The Post in 1933. She was a staunch supporter and defender of public education and believed in the motto that still guides the awards: “Quality education is essential to the well-being of our society, and good teachers are the foundation of our educational system.”

The Post also honors the region’s principals with the Distinguished Educational Leadership Awards, recognizing those who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their position to create an exceptional educational environment.

The teachers   are examples of what works in the classrooms,  such as tutoring high school freshman at risk of failing, recruiting students for AP classes who didn’t consider themselves advanced-course material, and writing songs to help kindergartners master vowels. Winners in both categories receive a $1,000 cash award. Here, The Post’s education team profiles a selection of the 2015 winners, taking us into their classrooms and showing why they are some of Washington’s best educators.

Source:  www.washingtonpost.com

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My Guyanese Mom Rocks Mother"s Day Contest......

Mother’s Day is one week away and GGR wants to give a lucky Mom a special gift!  Complete this sentence [ON FACEBOOK] for a chance to win a GGR Rhinestone Watch.    “My Guyanese Mom rocks because ……… ”  You must also *LIKE* and *SHARE* this photo  [ON FACEB...
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She Rocks! Guyanese Olympic Swimmer, Britany Van Lange, is Heading to West Point

Britany Van Lange
Olympian and Guyana Defense Force Officer Cadet, Britany Van Lange, was recently awarded with a Certificate of Appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Britany received her appointment from U.S. Embassy Georgetown’s Senior Defense Official, LC...
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She Rocks! Guyanese Olympic Swimmer, Britany Van Lange, is Heading to West Point

Britany Van Lange
Olympian and Guyana Defense Force Officer Cadet, Britany Van Lange, was recently awarded with a Certificate of Appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Britany received her appointment from U.S. Embassy Georgetown’s Senior Defense Official, LC...
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Happy Labour Day Guyana!

Labour Day is celebrated on the First of May every year in Guyana. It is an international observance that commemorates the struggles of workers and their significant input into society. Labour Day originated in 1889 in Paris, where the first congress of the Second Socialists International...
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F.L.Y - First Love Yourself

First Love Yourself  – Others will come next….

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She Rocks! Shaya Hansen - Award Winner Singer/Dancer/Music Composer

Marianna Hansen (born 17 February 1983), known professionally as Shaya, is a Danish–Greek singer of Guyanese and Indian descent. Shaya was a member of the girl band Hi-5, the result of the Greek version of the talent show Popstars. She is currently pursuing a solo career and finished fifth in Greece’s version of Dancing on Ice.

Shaya was born in Denmark to a Danish father and a multiracial Guyanese mother of Greenlandic and Indian descent. The family moved to Sweden after her parents’ divorce when she was 6. At the age of 12, Shaya and her family immigrated once more, settling in Thessaloniki, Greece. Her mother was a disc jockey before Shaya’s birth. Although Shaya enjoyed singing and dancing from a young age, including performing with SambaSchools in Copenhagen Carnival, she became interested in becoming a singer by luck when she was persuaded to get on stage to sing a song with co-workers after work at a club she worked at in Kavala around age 18.

Shaya Hansen

In 2001, Shaya released her first solo single titled “Release Me” and promoted it around Europe. Between 2001 and 2003, she performed in many clubs in Thessaloniki. Following the encouragement of a friend, in 2003 Shaya entered the Greek version of the talent show Popstars and won a spot in the girl band Hi-5. Shaya, along with the four other girls, Marlen Angelidou, Irini Psyhrami, Froso Papaharalambous, and Nancy Stergiopoulou, had two chart-topping albums and eight singles in two years. The band decided on an amicable split in 2005 after the contract with their record label expired.

After Hi-5 split up, Shaya began a solo career, appearing live in various venues. In 2008, Shaya and Greek singer Kostas Martakis were chosen to record a Greek-language version of Right Here, Right Now from the soundtrack of the Disney film High School Musical 3: Senior Year. The cover was titled “Mikroi Theoi” (Little Gods) and was released as a single from the Greek edition of the film’s soundtrack; a music video followed with Martakis and Shaya molded together with scenes from the film. The music video was included as a bonus feature on the Greek edition of the film’s home video release. Walt Disney Records, via its international distribution partner EMI, commissioned several local market, foreign-language versions of songs from the entire High School Musical series, although “Mikroi Theoi” was the only Greek version song.

In 2009, Shaya teamed up with Greek hip-hop group Stavento to release the duet “Prin Se Gnoriso” (Before I Meet You), which garnered them a nomination and win for Best Video-Clip Hip-Hop at the 2009 MAD Video Music Awards. Later that year in 2009, Shaya also teamed up with rapper Stereo Mike to release the duet “Esi Kai Ego” (You and I), while she was also part of the Amita Motion Tour 2009.

In 2010, Shaya signed with the newly created management, production, and artist development company My Group, active in the dance-pop and club music markets, as well under contract with Sony Music Greece. In May 2010, she released the single “Paizis”. In June 2010, she teamed up with Greek DJ and fellow label mate Mark F. Angelo for the song “Far From Everything”, which was also chosen as the theme song for the 2010 MAD Video Music Awards, and became a summer hit. The duo also recorded the song “My Radio”, which became the official jingle for MAD Radio 106.2. Both songs were featured on Mark F. Angelo’s debut album Play.Pause.Stop.Rewind. Following the collaboration, Shaya released the first single from her debut solo album in November 2010 titled “In Your Eyes”. She released her debut solo album titled Resurrection in January 2011. Shaya penned music and lyrics to a number of the tracks on the album.

In July 2011, Shaya and Mark F. Angelo were chosen as the opening act for David Guetta’s concert in Montenegro. In late 2011, Shaya along with Mark F. Angelo earned the win for Best Greek Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards, for their collaboration on the single “Far From Everything” as well as several other track collaborations between the two artists. The duo was also shortlisted for Best European Act. In November 2011, Greece’s version of Dancing on Ice premiered on ANT1 featuring Shaya as a contestant. She finished fifth in the show.

In December 2011, it was reported that Shaya was in the recording studio recording material for her new album scheduled to be released in the new year. The album was to feature more house and dance elements and less pop elements than her previous album. Following the closure of her record label Sony Music Greece, the album did not end up being released.

In 2013, Shaya performed a cover of “Walking on Air” alongside Anise K and Ivi Adamou at the Mad Video Music Award 2013. Later that same year and into 2014, Shaya took up a residency at the newly opened Fleurs nightclub at the Radisson Royal Hotel in Dubai. In between shows, she also held one of three lead singer roles in the musical Priscilla, at the Badminton theater in Athens.

During summer 2014 Shaya toured around Greece performing together with other artists. She also visited Denmark to record some songs for her coming solo album, and had 2 performances at the week-long festival Køge Festuge close to Copenhagen.  In December 2014, she began a residency at Fotaerios club in Athens. In February 2015, Greek broadcaster NERIT announced that she was selected as one of five acts bidding to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.  The national final to select the act took place on 4 March 2015. Shaya is currently signed to the record label Planetworks.  Her music is available on iTunes.

Singer, Shaya Hansen

Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org

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She Rocks! Michelle Foster - Chemical Engineer Living the American Dream as a Nonprofit CEO

CEO Michelle Foster of KISRA (Kanawha Institute for Social Research and Action) gives a thumbs up for her pet project, an urban farm across from KISRA’s Dunbar headquarters. The huge garden with two greenhouses trains clients in farming skills and markets the locally grown produce. A Guyana native, Michelle was a chemical engineer at Carbide in West Virginia as before opting to run the highly successful KISRA nonprofit program.

Born and raised in Guyana, Michelle immigrated to New York as a teenager and envisioned a lifelong career in chemical engineering. A chemical engineering post at Carbide took her to Charleston, Virginia where she discovered the Ferguson Baptist Church in Dunbar. In 1993, through the church, she started a youth program that opened her eyes to other problems — hunger, debt, jobs, housing and especially ex-inmates needing a jumpstart on restarting their lives. Today, she’s another kind of engineer. Social engineering, she calls it. She’s CEO of KISRA (Kanawha Institute for Social Research and Action), a wildly successful faith-based nonprofit that provides day care, employment and housing help, family planning, counseling and all sorts of other resources aimed at bettering borderline lives.

Michelle Foster

It started modestly in the basement of the church and mushroomed into one of the largest programs of its kind in the state. In 2008, KISRA moved into a large, renovated building on Perkins Avenue, in Dunbar. No one is more amazed at KISRA’s success than the woman in charge. But then, she has a perfectly acceptable explanation. It’s God’s work, she says.  Here is Michelle’s personal story from a 2104 interview with The Charleston Gazette.

“I was born in Guyana, in South America, the oldest child of three. I have a brother and sister. My dad was an accountant and mom was an educator. There was a lot of poverty, but we never knew it. My parents were great role models. They worked hard and valued education. They were always learning. There were periods when we lived with our grandparents because my parents were always going to university.

“We left Guyana when I was 17 and moved to Brooklyn. It was exciting. We’d heard great stories about America, where you got what you wanted. Almost heaven.

“My mom’s sisters had immigrated. They were nurses recruited by hospitals to work in Brooklyn. They sponsored my mom. We came for a better way of life.

“It wasn’t a bed of roses. Guyana was a tropical country, so we were coming into the cold. We came in April, 1984, so the weather was fairly mild. There was a lot of adjusting, just getting around in New York.

“I am very thankful for the support I received from my aunts. We lived with them until my parents were able to buy a home. I saw them starting from scratch with their careers and never complaining. They made a whole new life for us.

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be. I knew I liked math and science. I signed up at City University of New York. One of my friends said, ‘Oh, Michelle, you are so good at calculus and chemistry, why don’t you be a chemical engineer?’ I looked it up and thought it sounded nice. I switched to a school with a chemical engineer program.

“I graduated in 1990. I had a job offer with BP Research in Cleveland. My friends thought I was crazy for leaving New York for Cleveland. They thought I was going to the boonies, but I was brave and went forward.

“I was at BP about two and a half years. Then they were downsizing and offering very lucrative packages, and I took one. Carbide recruited me, and that’s what brought me to West Virginia in ‘93.

“It was a positive change. When I was leaving Cleveland, one of my friends said, ‘When you go to West Virginia, just look for a church and you will be fine.’ I found the Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church.

“At Carbide, when a new employee came in, they put up a bio and a photo around the buildings and people would come by and welcome you. Someone who welcomed me told me about the church and that the pastor was from Guyana. That sounded interesting.

“That changed the direction of my life. I was just coming here to be an engineer. I started volunteering at church. I led vacation Bible school and it kind of evolved. I brought a new youth program to the church, called Pioneer Club. There was  a need for a structured youth program. There were hundreds of kids in the building.

In 1990, Michelle Foster celebrated her graduation from City College of New York in Brooklyn with her parents, Winston and Muline Mickle. She received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.

“We realized a number of the kids were having trouble reading the Bible verses and we started a literacy program. Pastor (Emmanuel) Heyliger mentioned that a couple had done the nonprofit paperwork for KISRA but had moved on.

“It was to be an organization to raise funds to do the work we were trying to do. I’d had no experience with nonprofits. It wasn’t in my world at all. I got a grant application in the mail and I applied for it. I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t get the grant. But this lady, Helena Lee, called me in and went through the application with me and explained what each system meant.

“She said there was a planning grant coming up for a smaller amount. She suggested I apply just to learn the process. I got that grant and built and built on that. I learned as I went along.

“We started out in the basement of the church in classrooms used for Sunday School. We started an after-school program.  Pastor Heyliger said we needed to do more to help our kids. It evolved.

“We realized how many needs the kids were facing. They were hungry. We started serving snacks. They were faced with so many pathologies in the home. A number were from single family homes, so we started doing more to help people repair their credit and buy homes. We had to work beyond the kids to the extended family. It evolved to workforce development programs and programs for people wanting to buy homes.

“In 2006, we had started a Responsible Father program to work with noncustodial dads. As many as 60 percent of the kids we were serving were from female heads of households. And 60-plus percent of the guys we were reaching had a criminal background. We had to go a little deeper. We established a partnership with the Division of Corrections and started working in prisons with people on the way out to get them acclimated and give them skills and access to resources with the hope that they don’t return. That saves our state $25,000 plus. So it’s an economic issue, reducing the flow in and out of prison.

“Our work with parents and fathers had taken us to 20-plus counties. A couple of our programs are statewide, like our microloan program where we can lend new and existing businesses up to $50,000. We also have a statewide matched savings program, our individual development account program where someone within a certain income bracket can save toward a home a business or an education and can get that savings matched up to $8 for $1 saved.

“We have family planning, behavioral health and after-school programs only in Kanawha County.

“The farm is across the street. That is only here in Dunbar, but we are looking to replicate. That came out of our Fatherhood Responsibility program. A number of fathers have backgrounds that prevent them from getting employment. We wanted to create a social enterprise where we can hire ourselves. We used some of our funding to set up an urban farm that has two greenhouses and outdoor lots. It includes farm skills and culinary training. We teach participants how to grow and hire them to work on the farm.

“They can stay with us or move on to other employers. We sell the plants we grow and put proceeds back to the farm. We have a catering service for someone who wants quality catering with locally grown foods. We also have a food truck. We go to Live on the Levee and to some employers. We started a Wellness Wednesday at CASCI.

“It’s all about creating jobs for people who need a helping hand. A lot of these guys want to work but just need a hand up as opposed to a handout.

“There is such a demand for locally grown foods. We are serving customers in Huntington and Parkersburg. We are looking at replicating the farm in Beckley. We’re working on a food hub where we can work with other farmers and create a larger volume of produce to serve more people.

“I’m amazed at what God has done. None of us envisioned the KISRA dream evolving into what it has become. I believe the half has not yet been told. There is still so much more.

“There is such a demand for locally grown foods. We are serving customers in Huntington and Parkersburg. We are looking at replicating the farm in Beckley. We working on a food hub where we can work with other farmers and create a larger volume of produce to serve more people.

“Chemical engineering seems so long ago. I never looked back. When I first started, the church paid me a salary to develop KISRA, so I had a decrease of salary, of course. I never missed a meal or a mortgage. I went through a divorce at that time. While I was married, I was putting up with a lot because I had a fear of being alone. But God was able to take care of me in going through this change of career, so why wouldn’t He give me the strength I needed to get out of a bad situation?

“The funny thing now is, we are converting our greenhouses to hydroponic, so it’s like I’m going back. I’m  going to take training to learn how to operate the system hydroponically, so I feel I am going back to engineering in a strange kind of way. I guess you’d say I’m a social engineer.

“This building opened in 2008. We thought we had all this room, and we moved in and ran out of space. We have a house we rent in Charleston and have offices in Parkersburg, Winfield and Huntington, Beckley and Princeton.

“I’m in a good place. I’m working on getting some balance in my life. I make sure I schedule time off so I can do things with my family. Most of my family is in New York, so I’m traveling a lot more.

“I’m thankful to for the great team I have. They make coming to work a joy. I’m living the American Dream, realizing that there is no limit. No one should put limits on themselves.”

SOURCE:   The Charleston Gazette

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Happy National Honesty Day! Honest Hearts Produce Honest Actions!

Honesty is vital to making effective changes and identifying who you really are and what you really want. When you lie about who you are or what you really believe, you reinforce the idea that you need to pretend to be someone else or that you are not fundamentally “good enough”. Worse you undermine virtually every other key principle for self improvement because they are based on the premise that you have identified your authentic self and your goals. This is impossible to achieve if you are denying or deceiving yourself. Without the truth of who you are and what you really want, you cannot have clarity in life and you cannot achieve your dreams because you have no true direction false, being honest actual simplifies life considerably and releases an enormous amount of life energy from propping up complex and often completely useless webs of lies and pretenses, that can now be channeled into something you really want to do.

The good news is that with practice being honest gets a lot easier, especially when you realize that others start to identify your authenticity and their respect grows accordingly. Furthermore you will be considered a far more reliable and balanced person because everyone will know exactly where they are with you.

Source:  vitalaffirmation.com

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Guyana Pride - Rocking the Golden Arrowhead!

How adorable is this little Miss Adaeze Fredericks – rocking the Guyana‬ Flag colors with such pride.

The Golden Arrowhead, Guyana’s National Flag has FIVE symbolic colors — GREEN represents the agricultural and forested nature of Guyana, WHITE symbolizes the rivers and water potential of the country, a GOLDEN arrow represents Guyana’s mineral wealth, BLACK portrays the endurance that will sustain the forward thrust of the Guyanese people and RED represents the zeal and dynamic nature of nation-building which lies before the young and independent Guyana.

Model: Adaeze Fredericks

About Guyana…

Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a sovereign state on the Caribbean coast of South America. Although Guyana is part of the Anglophone Caribbean, it is one of the few Caribbean countries that are part of South America. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which Guyana is a member, has its secretariat’s headquarters in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown. Guyana was originally colonised by the Netherlands. Later, it became a British colony, known as British Guiana, and remained so for over 200 years until it achieved independence on 26 May 1966 from the United Kingdom. On 23 February 1970, Guyana officially became a republic. In 2008, the country joined the Union of South American Nations as a founding member.

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