Culture Box

Georgetown is the city of my birth and I have an admiration for its handsomeness.

Into the third week of drama classes I developed a strong interest in subtexts, learning about characters, becoming the character, method acting.

For nearly a month now, as part of my ambition to explore the culture and art of dear old Guyana and dive into vacation season I started attending theatre classes after weeks of consultation and advice from dramatists.

Ugh! It’s happening again. I open Microsoft Word and stare at the new blank page.

Social media in Guyana has been on fire since Sunday with “Lisa Punch” and “Rising Star” trending.

So, stemming from last week’s whole “Do we date?” It is clear the answer is maybe not.

Guys? How do you look for Miss Right? How do you get a girlfriend?

There are some people who will say and absolutely believe that Georgetown is a boring city with nothing to see, nothing to do and nothing to experience but I say experiences can come out of nowhere; it is a journey you make yourself to explore, to live and always try new things.

World renowned American poet and author Marguerite Ann Johnson, popularly known by her penname Maya Angelou died on Wednesday morning at the age of 86.

When it comes to local pageants Miss Guyana Universe has always been the most anticipated; there must be a great deal of pressure on the wearer of this crown and to a lesser extent, the Miss Guyana World title holder as well.

It’s that time of the year again when the air grows thick with competition and rivalry as a magnitude of pageants unroll.

By Mariatha Causway Aka Jennifer Thomas   In my belly The ultra sound Portrayed your sweetness In profile view.

It should be the dream of every Guyanese to visit the Kaieteur Falls.

So we landed and I exited the plane stretching and appreciating the environment.

As the Chinese Philosopher Lao-tzu taught “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” and so a year ago, I made the first step in my commitment to explore this country; its cultures and people, places and things in what I deem would be my ultimate adventure, spiritual even as I try to be in touch with Guyana.

One of the questions I have been frequently asked is if writing isn’t boring or time consuming.

I love my job. I really do. It’s been a hop, a skip and a jump from Marian Academy’s The Pendance to a one-off publication in the Catholic Standard to this.

By Mariatha Causway Aka Jennifer Thomas I am woman I am built strongly Specifically To ride on the emotional waves Of my love On the tides of child bearing

Every now and again I call on all of us to support our local entertainment industry.

In this little piece of paradise we call Guyana, we hardly depend on the tourism industry yet we have much to offer.