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Effects of colonization on African fashion (wa-nyika blogspot photograph)
Effects of colonization on African fashion (wa-nyika blogspot photograph)

Still in mental chains

This year I find myself to be a tad obsessed with Christmas.

Messengers to perform at Advent Praise concert

Next Saturday local and talented artistes of Messengers Music Ministries, an acapella group, will be live in concert when they blend their voices together at the grand year end ‘Advent Praise’ concert put on by the Youth Ministries of the Guyana Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Church at the National Cultural Centre.

Kenny Hercules makes his debut on stage

Kenny Hercules was one of the up and coming models given the opportunity to walk the runway at the Pegasus Hotel during Guyana Fashion Week three weeks ago and from all accounts he made the stage his and really sold the designs he wore.

Contestant 7 Shanetta Blair
Miss Crystal Quartz

Seven for Miss St Ambrose Primary

Seven little beauties will be vying for the Miss St Ambrose Primary title and according to the coordinator the girls will display what it means to be a student of the school.

Seated from left are Launce Northe, Linda Northe, Desiree Edghill and Adaeze Lumumba. Standing from left, Oral Welshman, Simone Bazil, Donna Powell, Charmaine Blackman and Shaft.

LARAMADE on stage tomorrow

It all happens tomorrow night when the LARAMADE Musical Theatre Troupe brings joie de vivre, French for ‘The Joy of Life’ to the National Cultural Centre.

 I saw the purse first!

Don’t ‘monkey see, monkey do’ at sales

We are all guilty of owning at least one thing that we regret buying and more than often the act of remorseful buying happens when we are high on impulse – perhaps our favourite brand may be having a sale or chances are we may have developed some sort of obsession with a particular design style or concept.

Deaf Theatre stages the story of Guyana

The Theatre Guild will come alive tomorrow evening when the Deaf Theatre Guyana stages its ‘Spirit of a Nation’, featuring a presentation in dance, drama of the story of Guyana from Independence to now.

 ‘Man in the Mirror’ by Nielson Nurse

GFW delivers

Guyana Fashion Week 2016 came to a close after more than a full week of activities ending with two Runway Style nights at the Pegasus Hotel which saw packed audiences being treated to the ‘fashion fusion’ promised.

Film on one of India’s greatest freedom fighter for screening

The Indian Cultural Centre will tonight host a free screening of the film Sardar, described as a 1993 biopic of Indian freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhi Patel, at its Lot 67 New Haven, Bel Air location According to a release, the film was directed by Ketan Mehta and its script was written by notable Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar.

Rondel Holder: Using his talent positively

The multi-talented Rondel ‘Disi’ Holder is a spoken word poet, rapper and conscience singer who has been singing since he was a child and uses his music to sell the message of his faith and to engineer positive change.

From left: Sonia Noel, Managing Director of Chetsons Inshaan Ramkellawan, Rep for Fly Jamaica Teasha Corbin, CEO of FMO Leon DeFrietas, Trinidadian Hair Stylist Essenese Sambury and Richard Young.

GFW promises ‘fashion fusion’

Guyana Fashion Week (GFW) 2016 promises Guyanese a fashion fusion as it seeks to highlight issues such as domestic violence, people living with disabilities and Trafficking in Persons (TIP).

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