Tag: Demerara Gold

GGR Founder Among 10 Guyanese Women Honored by the Guyana Cultural Association

Guyanese Girls Rock founder, Cloyette Harris-Stoute, was one of 10 women who were recently honored at the 2014 Guyana Cultural Association Folk Festival Award Ceremony in Brooklyn, New York.   Cloyette, who was recognized for her outstanding contributions to contemporary media, was presented with her Award by GCA committee member, Allison Skeete. Other notable honorees, many of whom were featured by Guyanese Girls Rock,  included Patricia Jordon-Langsford, President of The Guyana Tri-State Alliance, Inc. who received the GCA Lifetime Achievement … read more

She Rocks! Actress/Playwright, Ingrid Griffith, Sparkles in her One-Woman Show, “Demerara Gold”

For those of us who have emigrated from Guyana, Demerara Gold is a refreshing reminder of the expectation, excitement and anxiety that we experience in our journey to  join our families in America. I recently had the pleasure of sitting in the front row to watch Ingrid Griffith, the star of Demerara Gold, as she seamlessly transformed into a slew of characters and captivated the audience with her raw emotions and hilarious depictions of events from her childhood.  The performance I saw … read more





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