The Scene

Emmanuel Watkins, who performs under the name Official Dan, is getting set to release his first album next February, while his second lyric video drops next Tuesday.

Writer, composer, producer, record label owner, and all-around nice guy Simeon Joseph Browne is still a voice to be reckoned with, even as he is working to further his studies in the field of journalism.

Essequibo teenager Simeon Raywaram is a prime example of how well music and science gel.

New Beginnings, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) short film festival, premiered last Saturday at the Theatre Guild, Kingston under the patronage of the Embassy of Argentina, the High Commission of Canada to Guyana and Suriname, and the Embassy of Chile in partnership with Guyanese filmmaker, writer and producer Rae Wiltshire.

The second edition of ‘Survivor’, an e-magazine which shares the experiences of cancer survivors, was launched last Saturday by the Giving Hope Foundation (GHF) during a gala and dinner at the Ramada Princess Hotel.

Ten young women were last Saturday sashed ahead of the Miss Regional Division Eight Police Youth Ambassador Pageant which is slated for October 29 at the Regional Administration Oval Ground in Mahdia.

Quayana Hetymia, who represented the community of Weldaad in Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) is now Miss Regional Division Five Police Scout Queen.

Black Bush Polder lyrical genius Romeo Nermal popularly known as Romeo Mystic, will begin performing again around Guyana and on the international stage by the end of the year, having taken some time off for personal reasons and to further develop his talent.

Vying against five other Caribbean beauties in the inaugural Miss Cricket Carnival Pageant, Guyana’s very own Amel Griffith managed to take the crown on Monday night, which she credits in part to the huge audience support she received.

Even as the curtain comes down on the hive of Cricket Carnival activities this week, it is wrapping up with an eclectic line up of events. 

PARIS (Reuters) – Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri looked to the reign of Catherine de Medici and seized on the era’s hoop skirts, corsets and platform shoes, which she worked into a modern lineup for the label’s spring collection.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Esteban Sinisterra, a young Black fashion designer from Colombia’s largely-poor Pacific region, is dressing Vice-President Francia Marquez – the first Afro-Colombian woman to hold the post – in what he calls “resistance” fashion.

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian tattoo artist Manel Mahdouani is reviving traditional Berber designs that had long been considered unfashionable but are now gaining in popularity among a hip new generation.

LONDON  (Reuters) – From an Aston Martin DB5 stunt car to costumes worn by Daniel Craig in No Time to Die, an array of James Bond props and memorabilia are being offered at a charity auction soon as the film franchise celebrates 60 years.

Although she missed out on her big moment to walk on stage for the first time with her crown and sash after another contestant was mistakenly crowned, Miss Ameridian Heritage 2022 Kristie Emily Rambharat remains focused on using her platform to secure opportunities for school dropouts and teenage mothers in her community.

Among the activities for the ongoing Cricket Carnival is a pageant that will be contested by young women representing the six Caribbean countries participating in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

From the much anticipated food festival on Main Street to a chic Soca and Wine concept party in the Marriott parking lot, Cricket Carnival events go into full gear this weekend.

(Reuters) – Iraqi sculptor Khaled Al-Abadi’s carefully chiselled engravings of lions, chariots, and birds decorate his Mosul workshop – the fulfilment of a dream to “to recreate what was demolished” during turbulent years of war.

MILAN (Reuters) – Simplicity and contrasts were the main themes at the Prada catwalk show in Milan on Thursday, with the Italian luxury label stripping off “unnecessary complication” in its latest womenswear collection.

Devalle Noble, who performs under the name Dancehall Gad, is getting set to release his first album at the end of this year, out of the IQ Studio.