Joanna Dhanraj

Lindener Diana Chapman-Clarke stole the hearts the crowd and judges at the Banks DIH Demerara Park two Fridays ago, when she marched to the front of the line and was crowned the queen of the adult calypso competition with an electrifying performance of her piece “Put Your House in Order”.

Aquaila Rupan, who went by the stage name ‘Miss Buxton Spice’, was crowned Miss Mash Queen Guyana 2017 on Sunday last in what played out to be a very competitive competition where she faced off with beauties who fought for the crown ‘tooth and nail.’

  Golden Fleece on the Essequibo Coast is situated 13 miles north of Supenaam and is home to approximately 700 persons.

      Make-up artist Janica Sandy’s work has been viral on Facebook and Instagram for quite some time.

Tomorrow evening six beauties will be competing to win the Miss Mash Queen Guyana 2017 title at the National Cultural Center in what is expected to be one stiff competition.

  What a name to give to a village, which according to some people is situated ‘behind God’s back’; a village that has no access to public transportation because it is almost four miles off the public road; a village with holes in its roads too big to call potholes and where nothing seems easy.

Craft designer Shonta Noel has always been one for details and has been making customized greeting cards, invitations, party supplies and accessories through her business Crafted by Chey for two years though her passion for this kind of art goes as far back as she can remember.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj The lively village of Ann’s Grove, probably ‘the village that never sleeps,’ was founded back in the early 1800s.

Singer, songwriter and composer Paul ‘Chris P’ Clarke is confident that he will be crowned Junior Calypso Monarch with his latest single “2017 Budget” when the competition gets on its way tonight.

  The classical “Mash in Guyana” song celebrates thirty years since it was first recorded this month.

Harlem is a small village on the West Coast Demerara, just over three miles from Vreed-en-Hoop.

While she only made her debut as a model just over a year ago, 18-year-old Ambika Ramraj has wasted no time in taking ownership of which ever stage she steps out on.

Reigning Chutney King, Chait ‘Bunty’ Singh Mohanlall, better known as Bunty Singh says that as his year at the top winds down Guyanese can look forward to hearing much more from him as he has every intention of retaining his crown and straddling the top of the ladder for at least another year especially it took him four tries before he made it to the top.

A small community in the Klein/Pouderoyen area, Phoenix Park is home to approximately 300 residents.

Artist and designer, Sameer Khan has been making waves in the designing arena and is the mastermind behind many of the Mash costumes, the spectacular upside down Christmas tree and the suspending presents at the Giftland Mall that were the buzz of the holidays and led to numerous selfies being posted on the Facebook with his work portrayed in the backdrop.

After years of participating in the Miss Caribbean Talented Teen pageant Guyana finally got some success when Miss Guyana Talented Teen Aliya Wong was adjudged first runner-up at the December 30, 2016 pageant in St Kitts and Nevis.

Contemporary gospel artiste, songwriter and producer, Melissa Vandeyar has been singing for many years but she created quite a stir in the gospel arena with her recently released first original single “My Ashes”.

It was still raining on Monday after a long weekend spell of hard showers when the World Beyond Georgetown visited South Amelia’s Ward in Linden.

Professional boxer and fitness trainer Kishawn Simon is fast approaching the third anniversary of him strutting his stuff on stage as a model but tongues continue to wag about the way he owns the stage and his physique which was on display at the recently concluded Guyana Fashion Week.

Writer and now producer and director Esther Sobers after much deliberation is bringing Hidden Treasures to television, the first ever puppet show to be aired in Guyana.