Joanna Dhanraj

When the results of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations were released last month, Houston Secondary was not featured among the schools turning out top performers.

Wine Bush, a sub community of Leonora, West Coast Demerara is bordered by Groenveldt and the seawall that keeps the Atlantic at bay.

Fatu Gbedema sat in the lobby at the Pegasus Hotel attired in her colourful African print accessorized by her beaded bracelets, ring and earrings; hers because she made them.

Big Biaboo, nestled between Little Biaboo and Grass Hook at Mahaica, has some 100 residents.

St Lawrence is in the Parika, East Bank Essequibo area, between Present Hope and Hubu and opposite Hog Island.

Last week in the World Beyond Georgetown, I began to explore Goshen, mostly through the eyes of ‘Auntie’ Carmen Williams.

Goshen, a satellite community of River’s View Village, is situated in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), though it is across the Essequibo River from Bartica, which is in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

Rebecca’s Rust is situated between Harmony Hall and Carlton Hall at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, approximately 47 kilometres from Georgetown.

Yashmini Amisha Sarjoo is the first ever Miss Teen India Guyana.

As we headed along the De Hoop Branch Road, Mahaicony, the driver of the vehicle was pointing out the villages we passed.

Guyana’s first ever Coily Hair and Beauty Expo is billed for later this month at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Home to some 500 people, Groenveldt, on the West Coast Demerara, is sandwiched between Leonora and Edinburgh and is believed to have existed since the late 19th century.

Noel Khan strongly believes it was his passion for photography that allowed him to find himself at a time when all looked bleak in the world of work for a young man who had not completed high school.

Eccles Housing Scheme was designed for middle and high-income families from urban and rural neighbourhoods around Guyana.

By Joanna Dhanraj Gospel and soul singer Lashaunda Brown has recently been heating up the local arena with her mesmerizing voice.

Two Berbicians pageant walked away with the top titles at Saturday night’s Miss Earth Guyana pageant at the National Cultural Centre: Faydeha King was crowned queen, and Cintiana Harry copped the Miss Eco Guyana 2019.

Mes Delices, situated 12 kilometres from Vreed-en-Hoop along the Canal Number One Polder Road, is bordered by Geneve and Jacoba Constantia.

“I like helping others. I do my own thing as it relates to helping on my own because of my love and passion for it.