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Over 40 activities planned for Linden Town Week
Over 40 activities that will showcase Linden's history, tourism potential and businesses are planned for next year's Town Week.
The events include sports, bird whistling competition, a health fair, market day, essay writing and debate,…
Orange the Runway fashion show returns
While many have stepped up to support the elimination of violence against women and bring awareness to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Orange the Runway model show has returned with its own story to tell.
The theme for the much anticipated…
New vegetarian restaurant among 18 participants for Guyana Restaurant Week
A new fine dining restaurant that caters for vegetarians is making its debut at this year’s Guyana Restaurant Week (GRW) event.
The 15th season of GRW was launched on Monday night at the Marriott Hotel, in Georgetown, where the…
Tri-island tour, rainforest escape and bar hopping among six new tourism products launched
Destination Guyana is being pushed around the world as a top tourism hotspot and on Wednesday, six new tourism experiences were launched by the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA).
These new products are: a tourism rainforest escape, a…
Local photographer hosts new photo expo ‘Butterfly Effect’
After five years of photography, local photographer Travon Barker held his first photo exhibition and he hopes to inspire other young photographers to showcase their work.
The scenic exhibition at the Tower Suites conference room was…
Grand Diwali motorcade to illuminate Guyana on Sunday
The in-person festivities for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, have returned to Guyana following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and now, the grand Diwali motorcade will once again illuminate the night’s sky on…
Jamaica bans music and TV glorifying crime
Jamaica's broadcasting authority has banned content that "glorifies illegal activity" - such as drug and gun use.
The new rules cover TV and radio - including music - and list specific topics that are off-limits. Scamming, drug abuse…
Tourism Guyana unveils second magazine; GTA director lauds patriotic team
The second edition of the Tourism Guyana Magazine filled with wonderful stories from local and international travellers was unveiled this week.
“Taking you on adventures throughout Guyana while showcasing the abundance of investment…
Pres. Ali says Guyana to develop entertainment, sport tourism
By Akeem Greene
akeem@newsroom.gy
President Dr. Irfaan Ali is looking beyond the impending wealth from the country’s riches in oil and gas to one where Guyana is developed as the premier destination for entertainment and sport tourism…
Indigenous Heritage queen still to be crowned
Kristie Emily Rambharat is still waiting to be crowned the Miss Amerindian Heritage 2022 queen as a planned event Monday night did not go ahead.
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs had announced that there would have been a prize giving…