Wordsworth McAndrew: He lived in New York and New Jersey; his Muse spoke to him from Guyana
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The Author was a former General Manager and Programme Director of the Guyana Broadcasting Service, later elected member of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Antigua and Barbuda High Commissioner to London, Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, now Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States, High Commissioner to Canada and Writer)
Author, Dr. Frank Douglas: Excellence With a Mission
At the 2010 Cambridge Academy Alumni Association International (CAAAI) reunion celebration in Brooklyn NY, Dr. Frank Douglas was a recipient of the prestigious Robert A. Pinkerton’s award for Humanitarian Services. We all listened attentively to his acceptance speech as he told his story of how he mastered the German language.
An Author’s Journey - In Her Own Words by Yolanda Marshall
I was born in Georgetown, Guyana, to Herbert Marshall, a famous Guyanese Guitarist, and Hazel Marshall, a Bishop’s High school and University of Guyana graduate. At the age of five, my parents divorced and my younger sister and I lived with our mother. I used to love visiting my grandparents Alma and Livingstone Marshall’s home in Bent street.
Simone A. James Alexander Ph.D. - Professor & Author
Simone A. James Alexander is Professor of English, Africana Studies and Women and Gender Studies and Director of Africana Studies at Seton Hall University, New Jersey, where she teaches and researches in the areas of Postcolonial literature, African American literature, African literature, Caribbean literature, Russian literature, American Literature and women writers.
The Story Of Bing Serrão And The Ramblers
I begin with a summary of The Ramblers from the time we were very young teenagers ‘fooling around’ with attempting to make some sort of music, until up to 1962 when several members of the band had left Guyana, some emigrating to the U.K., others to Canada. Eventually, only Bing, Maurice and Vincent Xavier survived the exodus from the political unrest in Guyana.
Lisa Punch - Guyanese born singer, song writer, dancer and actress on ABC TV Rising Star
Lisa Punch was born in Guyana, 1992 to John Errol Punch and Nafieza Aiana Daniels. She is the eldest of five siblings. Lisa attended Juliet Griffith Day Care Centre where at the age of three she began modeling.
Guyana's own ShaMain releases new single
ShaMain, Guyana's music sensation has released a new single titled "Beautiful".
Raised outside the US capital Washington D.C. in the close-knit city of Hyattsville MD, ShaMain -- like so many of the greats before her -- cultivated her voice singing around the house as a young girl finding inspiration from already iconic voices in Reggae, R&B and Pop played by her parents.
Mayor Vincent Gray Proclaims 'Kojo Nnamdi Day'
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 1, 2013, as Kojo Nnamdi Day in the District of Columbia. The announcement celebrates Kojo's 15 years broadcasting on WAMU 88.5.
Aubrey Cummings - Musician and Vocalist
Birth Aubrey Cummings was born in the year 1947 and grew up in the Alberttown / Queenstown neighbourhoods of Georgetown, Guyana Discovered talent His decision to develop a career in pop music was influenced by Michael Bacchus and the Heartbreakers. The magic of popular music and show business excited him, and he took up the guitar. He is a self-taught guitarist.
ShaMain - Young R&B Sensation
ShaMain is a Georgetown, Guyana songbird who brings a fresh voice to music that is transcendent and timeless. A beautiful meld of various musical genre from R&B, & POP to Dancehall Reggae ShaMain is a true singer of the soul.