Barbara Adams, Guyana's First Female Helicopter Pilot
Barbara Adams Wilson was born and raised in Georgetown, Guyana. She was the middle child of Joseph and Elsa Adams. Her parents were born in Buxton, her mom was a homemaker, and her dad owned a pharmacy store in Durban Street, Lodge. One of her first goals attained was being selected to attend the prestigious Bishops High School (BHS) in the 60s.
Dr. Desiree DeFlorimonte, Pedagogist, Fulbright Scholar, University Professor and much more
A reflective practitioner, Dr. Desiree DeFlorimonte, fondly known to her students and colleagues as ‘Dr. De’, has a long and distinguished career in pedagogy. For more than four decades, her scholarship, teaching and service have focused on Literacy, Early Childhood Development, Curriculum Design, and Instructional strategies. She earned the Ph.D.
Dr. Karen D Godette
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology - Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Director of Radiation Oncology - Emory University Hospital Midtown
Radiation Oncologist
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)
Son of Guyana, Major General Errol Schwartz, Commanding General of the Militia of the District of Columbia National Guard
Errol Schwartz was born in Guyana and in 1972, at the age of 20, he emigrated from Guyana, joining his brother and sister who were attending Howard University. He was motivated by the prospect of a better education and a thirst for learning about technology.
Celebrating The Life of Neil V.I.M. Chan, A.A.
Neil Vibert Ignatius Michael Chan was born on November 4, 1929 to parents Solomon Chan and Ruby Beckles in Georgetown, Guyana. He had one brother Hubert and sister Patricia who both predeceased him. Neil and his devoted wife, Sheila, shared fifty-eight years of marriage based on love, devotion and mutual respect.
Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith appointed tenth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana
The Council of the University of Guyana is pleased to announce that Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith has accepted its offer to become Principal and Vice-Chancellor.
Guyanese born Eric Phillips named in the 1990-91 list of White House Fellows by President George H. W. Bush
June 6, 1990 - Eric McLaren Phillips, of Maplewood, NJ was one of 12 named by George H. W. Bush XLI President of the United States 1989-1993 in the appointments of the 1990-91 White House Fellows.
Mr. Phillips, born October 19, 1952, in Dundee, Mahaicony, Guyana and was employed as a district manager within AT&T International Communications Services, Basking Ridge, NJ.
Roland DaSilva, Airline Captain, Chief Pilot, Manager, First and only recipient of Guyana’s Highest award for Bravery - The Cacique Crown of Valor
Roland DaSilva was born on November 27, 1936 the first born of four sons to Gaston DaSilva who was a first generation Guyanese of Portuguese descent and Angelina Mekdeci who was born in New York, USA, of Lebanese parents, who moved to British Guiana via New York and Cayenne, French Guiana.
Robert Dornford, Architect of Guyana’s Entry into the Jet Aviation Age
Engineering Superintendent, Chief Engineer, General Manager, Deputy Board Chair of Guyana Airways Corporation, Director General of Airworthiness (Guyana)
Over the span of 25 years beginning in 1962 Robert Dornford's unrelenting efforts contributed to the rise of Guyana Airways Corporation (GAC). His intellectual prowess and tenacity guided then British Guiana Airways from the era of the Grumman Goose to a competitive airline (GAC) with modern advanced jet aviation equipment, technology, and skillful personnel that was the envy of the Caribbean.