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The final finale

Culture Box Wait a minute, did we get this straight. Did GT&T publicize the finals of the jingle and song competition this year as slated for July 23 at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) and then unashamedly announce a second final?

A meal to linger over: dhal, rice and curried chicken (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)
A meal to linger over: dhal, rice and curried chicken (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Eating at the table

Tastes Like Home Hi Everyone, Conversations that trigger a memory of one’s upbringing and how it has influenced or impacted our lives often yield two reactions – we marvel at the freedom some people had or we are astonished by the discipline enforced.

The Miss Jamzone contestants

The selections have been made and the contestants are going through their paces as they gear for the Miss Jamzone Pageant 2009 scheduled for the Splashmin’s Resort on August 30.

Dancers at a previous Naya Zamana (Photo courtesy of Dr. Vindhya Vasini Persaud)

Naya Zamana 15 on next Saturday

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha promises an exquisite and unforgettable evening of dance next Saturday at the National Cultural Centre, when Naya Zamana 15 – Dancing through the Ages will be held.

Carlvin Burnett

And the winner is…?

The ten finalists in GT&T’s fourth Cellink Jingle and Song Competition put on star-making performances on Thursday night at the National Cultural Centre, where they proved why they were the cream of the crop.

Washed and scrubbed sweet potatoes (Photo  by Cynthia Nelson)

Tastes Like Home – The other potato

Hi Everyone, It peels just as easily, it cooks faster and it can be prepared very much the same way as you’d prepare the English potato – baked, boiled, mashed, sautéed and even be made into to chips and fries.

Old time something, come back again

Culture Box The headlines in the entertainment pages these days are all too familiar, an endless parade of fashion hit makers, those trying to make it in the business and a string of models still largely unprepared for the catwalk.

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