The Scene

Last Saturday, October 22, The Scene learned through a source that Miss Guyana World, Arti Cameron, was in New York still without a visa to the United Kingdom, where she was to represent Guyana at the Miss World pageant, the final of which is billed for Earl’s Court, London on November 6.

Local poet, Aaron Blackman, popularly known as ‘Ras Aaron’ is set to launch a collection of poems in which he pays special tribute to Guyanese and former West Indies cricket icon Clive Lloyd.

The curtains are set to be drawn today when the Prisoners in Concert events culminate in New Amsterdam at the prison service facilities in the ‘Ancient County’.

Ryan Berkley, who emerged as a runner up to Neilson Nurse in last year’s Most Promising Designer award at Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW), made a huge comeback this year to cop the award

Amanda King and Niketa Barker have been selected as Guyana’s representatives in the Elite Model Look hunt for the next Caribbean face from among some 50 model-hopefuls who showed up for last Tuesday evening’s casting at the Pegasus Hotel.

(BBC) – India’s superhero film Ra.One, billed as the most expensive Bollywood film to date, was released on Wednesday to coincide with the Hindu festival of Diwali.

(Yahoo OMG)  Beyonce has only been 30 for three weeks, but it’s already her “best birthday year ever,” the songstress told Yahoo’s OMG!

Miss Guyana World

By Marcelle Thomas Dare to Love, an erotic romantic novel whose main male character is a Guyanese, is not going to find itself on the essential reading list of any academic course but it certainly will give you a peep into some aspects of Caribbean life.

Elite Model Look, which holds an annual contest, will this year afford Guyanese girls the opportunity to be part of the competition.

Over $1 million in prizes would be awarded to three lucky winners and seven other finalists for their successful participation in the Senoj Creation’s Tots and Tweens Talent Mania competition.

The award winning film 36 Chowringhee Lane will be screened at the Indian Cultural Centre today from 5.30 pm.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Dancehall artiste Gyptian climbed international and local charts with “Hold Yuh” last year, but this year he has secured a spot among the top 10 competing to become MTV Iggy’s Best New Band In The World.

(BBC) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been ordered to pay a deposit of $200,000 (£125,686) to an Indian court in order to secure release of his latest film.

LONDON (Reuters) – You may not understand the title of Coldplay’s new album let alone be able to pronounce it, but ‘Mylo Xyloto’ is a name music fans may have to get used to as the group launches a fresh assault on the world’s charts.

Tanaina Samaroo was declared the winner of the Miss Guyana Sari Pageant held at the National Cultural Centre on

Just say the name Pamela Dillon or mention her business Simpli Royal and people immediately know that the conversation is going to be about pageantry or cosmetology.

Designer Sonia Noel last week led a team of four to the US Virgin Islands Fashion Week where their lines were well received and Sonia was presented with the Caribbean Fashion Ambassador award.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sex, interns, politics and backstabbing are the highly combustible elements that form the backdrop for The Ides of March, the new political drama co-written and directed by George Clooney which opened this month.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – British singing star Adele continued her current pop reign with a leading four nominations for the 2011 American Music Awards announced on Tuesday, edging out the likes of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.