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Miss Queen of Essequibo 2010 Seromanie Choomanlall (seated) flanked by the other contestants.
Miss Queen of Essequibo 2010 Seromanie Choomanlall (seated) flanked by the other contestants.

Seromanie Choomanlall is Miss Queen of Essequibo

Seromanie Choomanlall raced past her nine competitors on Saturday last to be crowned Miss Queen of Essequibo 2010, at a pageant promoted by the Lake Mainstay Resort and held at the Anna Regina Community Centre.

Rihanna is Loud!

(MTV) If the first single from Rihanna’s album ‘Loud’, “Only Girl (In The World)” is any indication, the “Umbrella” singer has got her groove back.

Western Union

Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Guy) Limited under the Western Union Brand recently donated the sum of $150,000 towards Guyana Fashion Week 2010.

Comedy jam set for TV syndication

Mori J’Von comedy jam will syndicate its comedy series with an official launch tomorrow, nearly a year after the satirical sketches were first unveiled at the National Cultural Centre (NCC).

Ebube Nwagbo: I had to prove myself

Ever since her entry into the industry, she has introduced a fresh wave of youthful innocence, professionalism and quality acting that instantly made her one of the female actress that Nollywood producers trip for.

Male members of the Surama Makushi Culture Band dancing at an event. (Photo courtesy of Dr Raquel Thomas)

Makushi band uses music to reclaim dying culture

Recognising that there has been a loss of various forms of Amerindian culture in their community, the Suruma Makushi Culture Band aspires to use its cultural performances as a means of reigniting interest and involvement in this dying way of life.

Culture Box: A toast to my life

I am told that I was born around eight o’clock at the public hospital on a night when two young nurses were on duty along with a doctor a few days from retirement; the child of a man who wasn’t sure whether he wanted a daughter or a son, but was willing to stake money on the baby being a girl.

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