“A Plate – A Guyana Cook-Up,” a pocket book by writer Allan Fenty is to be launched today at the Umana Yana.
In addition to the book launch, a Queh-Queh ceremony will also be held at the venue and according to the Ministry of Culture both activities are part of its programme in observance of the nation’s 41st Republic Anniversary.
In a press release, the ministry noted that Fenty’s book contains 60 non-English place names in Guyana with their meanings or origins explained as well as two short stories about growing up in old-time Georgetown. The booklet is billed as an