Culture ministry extends condolences on passing of Groucher

The Ministry of Culture has extended condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of calypsonian Paul Augustus Nurse, popularly known as ‘The Mighty Groucher,’ who passed away a few days ago.

The ministry said in a press release that Nurse, 82, was one of Guyana’s veteran calypsonians and one of the earlier exponents of that grassroots art-form.

The Mahaicony-born Groucher moved to the Campbellville, Georgetown area in the 1950s, and he sang kaisos with