be officially called to the bar. Bryan’s petition was presented by attorney and legal advisor to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, Mrs. Kara Duff-Yehudah, before Justice Isaacs-Marcus, who granted same.

Delivering brief remarks, Justice Isaacs-Marcus urged the new attorney to always uphold honesty, integrity, and truthfulness in her dealings with the court, clients, and peers. The judge noted that, based on all she had heard, she had “no reason to refuse Mrs. Bryan’s petition” and expressed confidence that Bryan would excel in her legal career. In her response, Bryan reflected on the trials and triumphs that shaped her path from a determined little girl in Diamond to a newly minted attorney.

“Today, I stand before you not merely as a law school graduate, but as a woman whose journey has been shaped by faith, sacrifice, and divine purpose,” she said. Bryan recounted that her dream of becoming a lawyer began as early as age seven, while attending the Josel Education Institute. “I developed a deep desire to help others. I wanted to be like the man I was told about: Jesus Christ; he is compassionate, just, and a defender of those in need.” She developed a spirit of debating from the age of nine, and worked on her journey to becoming a lawyer.

However, her road to the legal profession was far from easy. After excelling in her Caribbean Secondary Education Council (CSEC) examinations, Bryan faced a series of academic setbacks that would cause many to give up. Rejected multiple times from the University of Guyana’s law programme due to GPA cut-offs, she was repeatedly told to “try again next year.” “I was not granted direct entry into the law programme at the University of Guyana because I lacked CAPE qualifications. Though disappointed, I refused to give up. Instead of pursuing CAPE, I enrolled in a one-year pre-law programme in Communication Studies at UG. I finished with a GPA of 3.0, but when I reapplied, the cut-off that year was 3.1. I was told to try again the following year,” she explained. (Kaieteur News)