A woman of Guyanese lineage was on Monday appointed First Deputy Commissioner in the state of New York, United States (US).
Tania Kinsella, a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department (NYPD), is now the first woman of colour to serve in such a position.
According to the Queens Chronicle, Kinsella is the youngest daughter of immigrant parents; her mother Linnet Mohabeer, who is formerly of New Amsterdam, Berbice, and her father who hails from Jamaica.
