The Scene

Four years ago Guyana hosted the Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (Carifesta), the tenth since its premiere in 1972.

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Top stars are expected for Jamzone’s three super concerts, with the international night taking a new twist and honouring Jamaican dancehall artiste Bounty Killer, local cricket legend Clive Lloyd, Chutney icon Terry Gajraj and Yoruba Singers frontman Eze Rockcliffe.

Ten beauties from around the Caribbean, Suriname and Venezuela will travel to Guyana this month to contest for the Miss Jamzone International Pageant title and US$10,000 against Guyanese girl Ayanna Harris.

Children can join Spongebob Squarepants, Dora the Explorer and their friends as they vacation in Guyana as Guyenterprise in collaboration with their corporate partners hosts for the second time the Nickelodeon stars in a Live Musical Adventure on August 11 and 12 at the Guyana National Stadium.

(Reuters) – Rapper Rick Ross notched his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday, as his solo album “God Forgives, I Don’t,” knocked country group Zac Brown Band to claim the top spot.

By Jairo Rodrigues She is described as the best female hip-hop artiste in Guyana.

It seems that some people are sceptical about Guyanese using the term ‘summer’ in current entertainment events or signature names when we experience a summer climate all year round.

Hi Everyone, There are subtle differences between a country style biscuit (think KFC and Pillsbury) and a scone.

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By Jairo Rodrigues Eighteen-year-old Jilicia Adela Pinder was on Tuesday last crowned Miss Guyana African Queen; prevailing over seven other contestants in the inaugural pageant at the National Cultural Centre.

He is not called “Mr Fete” by chance and on Saturday night last, Machel Montano demonstrated to Guyanese that there is an artiste who can give an over three hours of energy-laced dynamic performance stopping only because of his tired and soaked fans.

(Reuters) – Katherine Jackson was unaware she had been reported missing or that her pop star son’s three children were trying to contact her during a stay in Arizona last month in which she was unable to communicate with the outside world.

(Reuters) – Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has pulled out the Hollywood stops in his latest video for the single “As Long As You Love Me,” making a sort of mini-film showing his grown-up side.

By Jairo Rodrigues When it comes to designing and décor, Randy Fredericks is your guy, he is the owner and manager of Velvet which is probably Guyana’s leading entity in event planning and decorating, which celebrated its first anniversary on June 7 last.

So it’s just about vacation season which is perhaps the most hated time of the year for immigration officers.

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Come next Saturday, August 4, a selection of exceptional Caribbean designers will present their collections as part of the Caribbean Export Development Agency’s (Caribbean Export) Caribbean Fashion Showcase in London and Guyanese Sonia Noel will be among them.

Guyanese Sherry Ann Dixon has been admitted to the Black 100+ Hall of Fame, an exhibition of the top 100 Black Achievers in modern Britain. 

The Music of the World Super Concert 2 proved to be an evening filled with talent from across the world and was well appreciated by the approximately 3,500 fans, who flocked the stadium for the cultural explosion that was planned for them.