Ken Johnson: June 22, 1917 - March 18, 1941 - Britain's first black swing bandleader
Ken "Snake Hips" Johnson (June 22, 1917 - March 18, 1941) - Kendrick Reginald Huymans was born in Georgetown, British Guiana (Guyana).
Ian Hall, Musician,
Ian Hall As a young lad, Ian Hall was challenged to learn how to play the piano over the summer holidays.
"Ian Hall, still a playboy, eh," his teacher at Archbishop Tenison's Grammar School scolded the 14-year-old. "No serious effort."
Dr. Phil Edwards, MD and Olympian
Dr. Phil Edwards - Phil Edwards was inducted to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. Philip Aron Edwards, was born on Sept. 13, 1907 at Georgetown, British Guiana. He graduated from McGill medical school in 1936, and received a graduate diploma in medicine in 1945, specializing in tropical diseases.
Guyanese Dave Martins To Be Inducted Into SUNSHINE Awards Hall Of Fame
Guyana-born singer Dave Martins and his Tradewinds band are set to be inducted into the SUNSHINE Awards Hall of Fame next month.
The Tradewinds Band was founded by Martins in 1966 and became one of the most revered groups in the Caribbean. Their first hit, `Honeymooning Couple,` was penned by Martins six months after the band was formed.
Dr. Stephen Carryl, MD and Humanitarian
Dr. Stephen Carryl - Stephen S. Carryl, MD is Founder and President of the Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT), a nonprofit humanitarian organization formed in 1992. Dr. Carryl has led OMAT on humanitarian trips to Haiti, Grenada, St. Lucia, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and Botswana, Africa.
Cy Grant, Barrister, WW2 RAF Navigator, Actor, Author
An excerpt from Cy Grant's website - Born in British Guiana (now Guyana), South America, Cy Grant (1919-2010) lived an extraordinary life.
Vibert Parvatan
Vibert Parvatan holds the office of Executive Director with the Laparkan Group of Companies in Guyana. Prior to the assumption of this office, he served as a Minister of Government (Technocrat) during the structural adjustment period and non-elected Member of Parliament for six (6) years - 1986 to 1992.
Dr. Frank Douglas, MD, PhD
Dr Frank Douglas: MD, PhD - Frank Douglas, (Born in Guyana) Professor of the Practice at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology and Executive Director of the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation in the MIT Schools of Management, Engineering, and Science, is a world renowned innovator in pharmaceutical research and development.
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