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(Billboard) A year of singles has come and gone, but when it came time for the Billboard.com

(Billboard) Alicia Keys’ single, “Girl on Fire,” is featured prominently in a current American Express commercial and last week sat at No 12 on the Hot 100 chart.

By Jairo Rodrigues Colleen Humphrey, a dramatist for 15 years, is not afraid to speak her mind.

Mass hysteria, new religions, blockbuster films, scientific explorations, studies of ancient cultures and lost studies – all centre around the Mayan Prophecy of the ending of the world on December 21, 2012.

She slipped and landed on the floor but Miss Guyana Universe Ruqayyah Boyer sprang up back with such agility one could believe that her slip and slide was choreographed into her walk across the Miss Universe stage in Las Vegas as she modelled her evening gown in the   Preliminary Competition on Thursday night.

Guyanese-American poet, Raa’id Khan, 27, found new fame in Guyana when he captivated his audience with his powerful words at the three-day National Islamic Convention hosted by the Guyana Islamic Trust at the International Conference Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.

Caricom staffer Sharon Khan-Persaud an outfit from the Year 2000 at the Caricom Secretariat’s recent ‘Back in Time’ show, which was held as part of its an annual cultural extravaganza.

Sonia Noel’s new Black and White collection proved a big hit with the French patrons at the show ‘Kreyol Fashion Days’ in Guadeloupe, where she also had the opportunity to meet and dialogue with the illustrious French designer Jean Paul Gaultier.

Caricom staffer Dinorah Balthazar models an outfit from Year 2000 at the Caricom Secretariat’s recent ‘Back in Time’ show.

(Billboard) At first glance, the 2012 year-end R&B/hip-hop charts mirror those of 2011.

Caricom staffer Odetta Young models an outfit from the Year 2000 at the Caricom Secretariat’s recent ‘Back in Time’ show which was held as part of its an annual cultural extravaganza.

By Jairo Rodrigues Colleen Humphrey, a dramatist for 15 years, is not afraid to speak her mind.

This is the second week of the month when Culture Box usually does a review on the Month’s History, but we’re making a little exception to share a poem from the last Upscale Poetry Night.

By Jairo Rodrigues Writer and poet Janet John-Dorie has released a commentary DVD based on the Guyanese-Creolese poems she published earlier this year in her book The Break of Dawn.

Guyanese-American poet, Raa’id Khan, 27, found new fame in Guyana when he captivated his audience with his powerful words at the three-day National Islamic Convention hosted by the Guyana Islamic Trust at the International Conference Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.

Sonia Noel’s new Black and White collection proved a big hit with the French patrons at the show ‘Kreyol Fashion Days’ in Guadeloupe, where she also had the opportunity to meet and dialogue with the illustrious French designer Jean Paul Gaultier.

By Jairo Rodrigues Making her mark in the world, Sonia Yarde is an exceptional woman in so many fields.

It is a fact that Guyana is a lawless state. In so many ways, we lack the norms of societal etiquette.

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As part of an annual cultural extravaganza that had its genesis ten years ago, the Caricom Secretariat on Thursday facilitated the launch of two fashion lines: ‘Corporate Stepping’ and ‘Christmas Collection 2012’ by Guyanese designer Keisha Edwards.