This year – 2016 – Guyana is celebrating it’s Golden Jubilee of Independence. I am chairing a committee of volunteers from the Guyanese community and we’ll be hosting a number of events this year – mostly free – to commemorate the milestone.We started off the year with an Interfaith service held at Red River College’s […]
Read MoreAs the Honorary Consul of Guyana to Manitoba, I am chairing a committee that is planning a series of events to celebrate Guyana’s Golden Jubilee of its independence. We have at least one event planned for each month of 2016 and they include this Interfaith Service and these others: Reception, Valentine’s Dance (Feb.) Cultural potluck […]
Read MoreI did this interview for my book back in May but it had to be uploaded to You Tube which took a few weeks. Then I got busy and forgot to post the link. So here it is: In Search of the Blue Lotus interview! sandra Related posts:Update on my manuscript for In Search of the […]
Read MoreLast weekend was a very busy one with Shelley’s wedding that I barely remembered that it was our 44th wedding anniversary on Friday. For anyone Guyanese who is reading this, you will know what a production a Guyanese wedding can be and this one was no different, even though it was in Winnipeg. The preparations […]
Read MoreExciting times and a first for me about my book. I went to Fargo, North Dakota on Wednesday for an interview with PBS. The interview will be aired on Channel 3 in Manitoba and North Dakota on Friday, May 23 at 7:30 pm and on Saturday May 24th at 5:00 pm. The interview will also be posted […]
Read MoreI mentioned that I had three speaking engagements about my book. The first was at the University Women’s Club in Winnipeg on April 23th. I invited Sharm as my guest and we had a lovely time. I arrived at 5:00 pm to meet with some of the members and as it turns out, I met […]
Read MoreApril 23, 2014: University Women’s Club, 54 Westgate, Winnipeg I am invited by the +University Women’s Club of Winnipeg to be the guest speaker at their April 23 dinner at Ralph Conner House on 54 Westgate, Winnipeg @ 5:30pm. The club is more than 100 years old and the club house is located in one of the most stately homes in Winnipeg. I had the […]
Read MoreI would like to thank Editor Beatrice Watson of Global Eyes Magazine in Winnipeg for the great article (page 3) that she published in the magazine about my book and my appointment as Honorary Consul of Guyana to Manitoba. Global Eyes is a Manitoba African and Caribbean Quarterly Magazine serving those and other communities. There […]
Read MoreI am off to Savannah on March 25 for a 3-day conference then I am heading off to Orlando to visit my cousin Eddy and his wife Hashina. While I am there, I have 3 author events scheduled: March 29 from 10-11am: Author Meet and Greet at the Caribbean Supercenter at 5111 W Colonial Drive, Orlando March […]
Read MoreIt’s been a busy day already! This morning it was an interview at CBC and this afternoon was my official book launch at +McNally Robinson Booksellers. Since this is my first, I was a bit worried that I would only have 5 people show up – Robin, and Sharm and her family. But there must […]
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