The Scene

Making Sense of Met Gala

In a world where everything as it relates to fashion has become ordinary and lacklustre, the Met Gala is one of the few events that fashion enthusiasts look forward to.

Dacia Fraser and Samacia
Dacia Fraser and Samacia

Mother and Daughter pageant for May 13th

The twenty-sixth staging of the Mother and Daughter pageant is set for May 13 at the National Culture Centre where contestants will face off in three categories; senior, middle and junior.

 Egg Fried Rice
(Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Behind the scenes of Tastes Like Home

Hi Everyone, You may be surprised to know that I rarely get a chance to eat some of my favourite dishes like fried rice, rice and peas, stewed chicken, potato salad, and chicken salad among other things.

Lisa Punch and Wil Campbell

POTS making a difference in Berbice

Prevention of Teenage Suicide (POTS) Guyana has some dynamic and dedicated young people in the country who are currently engaged in an outreach called ‘Be The One To’ campaign, targeting the Berbice county for its high suicide rates.

Nuriyyih Gerrard to play major role in Julius Caesar play

Reigning Miss Guyana/World Nuriyyih Gerrard is set to play Portia, one of the major characters in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, come Wednesday when the book is put into play form on stage at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall by GEMS Theatre Productions The play, which targets student who would be writing the CSEC examinations and also students from fourth and third forms, may be the last for the while as according to a press release from the theatre company this is the last term for the text in schools.

Young gospel singer ministers through music

Christian rap recording artiste Onassis ‘Valon’ Roberts, who is also a songwriter and producer,  recently burst onto the local scene and has been creating waves with his hit songs “Still All Good,” “Don’t Deserve You” and “Misunderstood,” which was released back in January on 98.1.

Green Tomatoes (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Green Tomato Salsa Verde

Hi Everyone, The tomato season here in Barbados is short this year due to a prolonged dry spell, but I read recently that Guyana is enjoying a bounty of produce at excellent prices; more on that later.

Digital era style- Part 1

When it comes to authentic personal choice and choosing what we want to wear, sometimes it isn’t as personal as we may perceive it or want it to be.

Carlyle Dainty with some of his kites

Carlyle Dainty: A man of kites

The Easter period is Carlyle Dainty’s busiest, as it is during this season that he puts his creativity to work, putting out some of the more artistic kites which are sought after even though there are the cheaper ‘bird’ kites on the market.

Ginger Egg Fried Rice (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

The resistance is over

Hi Everyone, I’ve told you this before – being raised Catholic meant that Lent consisted of strict dietary conditions during that period, as dictated by my mother.

Dancehall fashion: A closer look

When most people hear of or contemplate on ‘bashment’ music most commonly known as dancehall music, they tend to associate it with violence, vulgarity and uncouthness.

 Andrea

Andrea Bryan-Garner: A woman of many talents

Andrea Bryan-Garner can safely be described as a woman of many talents; as apart from her being a mistress at preparing scrumptious cakes with eye-catching designs, she is also a designer of clothing and jewellery, photographer/videographer and co-owner of ProMEDIA.

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