The Scene

“I started this pageant with a one-track mind, aiming to win,” said the new Jamzone queen, 21-year-old Lavonia Springer days after she won the coveted crown.

Carifesta is here and the Christian community will not be left out of the celebrations as there is a big gospel concert on the calendar of activities dubbed the ‘Carifesta Gospel Celebration’.

Carifesta’s double dose The pace at which things change in this country is remarkable, but even more so is the attitude of our people; one month we are bored with the Carifesta ads and the upcoming festival, and in a heartbeat we are suddenly bursting with excitement.

Green seasoning A must-have in many kitchens Hi Everyone, It is that certain something that makes you go ‘ummm’ as you eat, it’s that mysterious flavour that makes certain dishes uniquely delicious, and it is that special seasoning that defines certain cuisines.

Models, designers, lights cameras and action were the order of things last week Friday night when the stage was set for the second Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) billed for October 1 to 5.

Two new books exploring sexual orientation and identity within the region will be launched this weekend.

Eight Caribbean countries participated in the first annual ‘Fashion Has No Borders’ fashion show held in Canada recently, and according to reports the designers took the event “by storm.”

Roast Breadfruit Have it once and you’ll want more Hi Everyone, The flesh is soft and creamy yellow with notes of natural sweetness and that of the butter melted into it.

China rocked China stepped into the world’s spotlight with a spectacular ceremony to open the 29th Olympiad last week Friday.

From hosting house parties and small bar-b-ques, Kerwin Bollers and Rawle Ferguson have moved on to become two of the hottest and best-known names on Guyana’s entertainment scene.

‘Dancing beyond boundaries’ is the theme under which the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s 14th Naya Zamana will be staged next Saturday night at the National Culture Centre with a cast of sixty male and female dancers.

The ‘mirror’ truth Ever look in the mirror and realize that something about your face has changed; there are no wrinkles or lines but it is just different and you are left staring at the image before you wonder how much more it will change.

As a young boy dreaming of becoming a pilot, Dean Jackson walked to his father’s store after school, scarcely giving a thought that in the future, rather than soaring above the earth, he would be working with precious minerals that came from under the ground.

With one more week remaining for the Jamzone ‘summer’ break, dubbed the “biggest event of the summer,” preparations are moving at a frenzied pace to ensure that fans are treated to a day (and night) that will be in their memories until next year’s event.

Christians will get the opportunity to ‘P.A.R.T.Y’ tonight when the dancehallgospel.com

The name Lou-Ann Lewis-Jackson is well known in local designing circles as she is one of the most accomplished local designers who is always round-the-clock busy, making her many customers happy.

HJ’s bowl of soup It was probably rude of us not to have mentioned that HJTV, which had bullied its way past every other station in the country, is back on the air but not much has changed, if anything at all, based on what we have seen.