Schools getting set for costume parade

Designer Nelsion Nurse’s assistant adding some more fabric to the Cuirass float that will be featured in this year’s children’s float and costume parade

Schools taking part in the Children’s Costume Parade on February 20, are preparing their floats and costumes and a few well-known designers are on hand to assist.

In an interview, Desiree Wyles-Ogle of the Ministry of Education’s Allied Arts Department said schools have taken the theme for Mashramani, ‘Celebration of Diversity, Unity and Sovereignty,’ and formed their own concepts. She said some schools will depict the diversity of Guyana,