The Scene

From doll clothing to Kool Wraps By Oluatoyin Alleyne As a child Claire Richards was often scolded for “playing” on her stepmother’s sewing machine but it was those little stints of attempting to make doll clothing that propelled her into a successful designer and seamstress today.

By Iana Seales The cool aura, electric vibes, raw energy and identifiable voice that defines Brutal Jammers front man Roger Hassell is dished out so often in the local entertainment circuit he has become the poster child of consistent, quality entertainment and is still slogging it out on local soil.

FACTS 2 There is a new and refreshing show on television and if you have not had an opportunity to take a peek you need to get with the programme and do so soon.

‘Chicken in de Ruff’ By Cynthia Nelson Hi Everyone, Do you remember that there was a time in Guyana when chicken and chips used to be known as ‘Chicken in de Ruff’?

Sexy, sassy, and beautiful is how one can describe the 13 mature women competing in this year’s Ms Guyana Renaissance pageant.

Should the woman behind Simpli Royal get her way a Miss Carifesta X pageant will be staged on August 30 with some 25 participants from as many countries.

– models wanted Chairman of the Carifesta Fashion Focus Committee, Sonia Noel has said that the committee has been working to ensure that the logistics of the Fashion Village are sorted and ready for execution.

Guyana’s inaugural Music Awards slated for later this year is about to kick off with a media blitz beginning next month.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne When Joan Ward, publisher of the popular Shabeau magazine, says that someone is her mentor you know that person has to be excellent at what they do.

Traffic tales When was the last time you travelled in a minibus through the city?

Discovering Kohlrabi By Cynthia Nelson Hi Everyone, One of the things that I like about being a food enthusiast, and

By Zoisa Fraser Beauty queen Olive Gopaul and her fiancé Ron Morrison, managing director of Hanes Guyana will, from mid-next month, bring a taste of New York trendiness to Georgetown.

Serenaded by Charmaine Blackman, Lianne Williams, Vibart DeSouza and the Circle of Love, ten mothers were suitably honoured at the Bernice Mansell Foundation (BMF)’s luncheon at Le Meridien on Mother’s Day.

The idea that local toys made out of wood can be fun, educational and tiny works of art is hardly ever entertained, but a quiet little operation called Play and Learn has been churning out incredible things for some time now.

Mothers and Daughters The Supa Stylistics annual Mother and Daughter pageant has become an institution.

Taste the difference By Cynthia Nelson There is nothing like a ripe banana wrapped in its yellow-speckled skin – the tactile sensation of the sweet flesh in your mouth is indescribable.