The Scene

Singer/songwriter Roger ‘Roger B’ Bowen is making a name for himself throughout Guyana singing his own music as well as covers.

What do a former Guyanese orphanage resident, a lonely Aruban man, a Trinidadian soca singer, a Jamaican criminal and a Trinidadian toymaker have in common?

By Joanna Dhanraj Saturday May 27, saw the sashing of the Mr and Miss Guyana African Roots contestants at the Pegasus Hotel where 33 beauties and hunks gave short introduction of themselves and the African country they represent before being sashed.

When contemporary artist Naeema Bacchus’s passion and skill come together on a canvas, the result is illuminating and it draws collectors.

Ten beauties have been selected to vie for the Miss Guyana World crown and title in a pageant set to be staged at the Marriott Hotel on June 25.

Opened on May 31, the Timehri Film Festival (TFF) over the past few days has been showcasing a number of Guyanese and Caribbean films at various locations.

Two Friday evenings ago Sangeeta Bahadur copped the Miss India Guyana 2017 crown, besting nine other beauties in front of a packed audience at the Marriott Hotel.

Hi Everyone, It was a holiday and we were invited to lunch at the home of friends.

Earlier on in April, ACED Design –a Chicago based company introduced the ‘RompHim’ to the market.

Last Sunday evening SAS (Shan Anthony Seecharran) designs brought pomp and splendour as promised when it launched the third collection ‘Golden Treasure’ attracting cheers and applause, for some ultra-sexy swimsuits and some show-stopping gowns, from the audience at the Millennium Manor Hotel.

Artist/designer Sameer Khan recently announced that he is gay as he no longer wants to hide who he really is, and believes that his ‘coming out’ would assist those in the Lesbian Bisexual Gay & Transgender (LBGT) community who continue to be stigmatised and discriminated against.

Growing up, I recollect hearing of two golden rules when it came to dressing.

Applause reigns in whenever professional dancer Indira Itwaru sways her hips to the rhythm of the various Indian classical, Kathak, Indian folk, Contemporary, Guyanese Chutney, African folk, Chinese and Portuguese dances at shows around Guyana and worldwide.

Designer Shan Anthony Seecharran under the label SAS Designs will tomorrow night release his latest line ‘Golden Treasure’ at the Millennium Manor Hotel on Hadfield Street.

Although makeup artist Brandon Chase is one of the newest kids on the block his work already speaks for him and he has had his fair share models, weddings, graduations, birthday parties and even a pageant in the last three years.

Hi Everyone, The month of May brings Mother’s Day and Mother’s Day brings meals, and memories.

There was excitement at seeing Marine Le Pen defeated by the ever-so-hot Emmanuel Macron, who also happens to be 39 (I know), in France’s recently held elections.

This year marks the twelfth year since the release of the movie GUIANA 1838 which recounted the history of Guyana and of the indentured Indians being brought to the shores of Guyana by British slave masters.

Stunning Xamiera Kippins won Guyana its first ever Black San’ Bang-A-Lang Regional Swimsuit Pageant when she took to the catwalk in St Kitts on April 16, last.

Hi Everyone, The season for huge, fist-sized, yellow to orange flesh, fragrant, juicy, sweet mangoes, will soon be upon us.