Joanna Dhanraj

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Success, East Coast Demerara, has a population of just about 2,000 people, many of whom work at the La Bonne Intention Estate will soon be shifted to the Enmore Estate.

Good Hope is a tiny village on the East Bank Essequibo pressed between Greenwich Park and Ruby.

Jason Shurland came to attention as a designer in 2013 when Miss Guyana Jamzone for that year, Alicia Bess, wore his coin swimsuit.

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Greenwich Park is a village situated on the East Bank Essequibo.

A few months ago when The Scene sat down with acapella group Messengers Music Ministries, it emerged that its leader Oliver Joslyn Smith also known as OJ, was not just a man with a mesmerizing voice but gifted hands as well.

The road to Kuru Kuru, which is situated along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, is long and arduous.

The first time we heard of Poonam Singh, she was just 15 years old and a finalist in the GT&T Jingle and Song Competition.

Montrose on the East Coast Demerara is home to approximately 1,500 residents.

Resource is another of the small villages along Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Le Ressouvenir is a lively little village situated on the East Coast Demerara.

Javes ‘Dan Jah V’ Cox is a Reggae/Dancehall artiste who recorded his latest single “Shaky” earlier this month in Jamaica.

Alliance is one of the villages situated in Canal Number Two.

Five-time Best Supporting Actress nominee Melika Edmonds has been an actress for the last five years and recently received accolades for her role as Ismay in the dramedy Crack Jokes.

Max Massiah is a man of many talents. The television host and executive producer of the Maximum Sports Combat and Strength Show is also Max the Boxing Coach/Referee/Judge, Max the Second Dan Martial Artist, Max the Artist, Max the Actor and Max the Saxophonist.

New Aanlegt is the longest of the villages in Canal Number Two with a population of approximately 2,500 people.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj This week’s feature on Kuru Kururu came about by way of a detour.

Artist Marina Kelawon is an overseas-based Guyanese whose stunning pieces have been creating quite a stir in the USA.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Prospect means outlook, scene, or vision but our first view of the East Bank Demerara village was not a clear one.

Eusi Harlequin, Desmon Thompson, Oliver Joslyn (OJ) Smith, Edwin Moore, Timon Fraser and Denzel Bagot are the members of the Messengers Music Ministries, an acapella group that has been gracing stages not only in Guyana but internationally as well.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   One of the cars parked at Stanleytown junction, once full, takes off to its destination.