Guyanese woman one of 60 recognised by Queen’s young leaders programme

Samantha Sheoprashad

Sixty young people from across the Commonwealth, including Samantha Sheoprashad from Guyana, have been selected to receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award.

A release from the programme said that the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards recognise and celebrate exceptional young people aged 18 to 29 in the Commonwealth who are driving change within their communities and transforming people’s lives. Now in its third and penultimate year, the 60 young people announced become part of the growing Queen’s Young Leaders community

Sheoprashad, 26 years old from Georgetown, has been chosen in