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The cast of Mark Angel Comedy today paid a courtesy call on Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton. Mark Angel, a Nigerian video producer, is best known for the Mark Angel Comedy series, which usually features child comedians,…

The highly anticipated CARIFESTA 2019 celebrations are set to take place on the Island of Trinidad and Tobago later this month. As such, a local team of Guyanese artists are hard at work as they prepare to showcase Guyana’s culture. The…

The Headquarters Sub-Committee of the Guyana Association of Women Police transformed the atmosphere inside the Police Officers’ Mess Annex, Eve Leary on Saturday night to crown a queen who would represent the Police Headquarters arm at the…

By Isanella Patoir Alicia Brown-Deeges and her beautiful daughter, Aleria stole the hearts of many fans Saturday evening at the 28th production of the annual Mother and Daughter Pageant at the National Cultural Centre, copping the…

At the height of the second wave of feminism the world saw, Magda Pollard emerged as the face of Guyana and the Caribbean in the struggle to end all forms of discrimination against women, and created a legacy that remains unrivalled. The…

By Isanella Patoir Award winning Trinidadian journalist and poet, Wesley Gibbings launched his fifth collection of poems at Moray House, Camp Street Georgetown on Friday. Titled ‘Passages’, the book holds a collection of 31 poems…

Guyana-born activist, Rajesh Chintaman was on Friday knighted by Governor of St. Maarten, Eugene Holiday for his achievements. Chintaman was one of three recipients of Royal Decorations to mark the King of Netherlands birthday today,…

After surviving a brutal piracy attack a year ago in Suriname, a fisherman is struggling to make ends meet as he is now unable to work. Dharamdeo Persaud known as ‘Achie boy’ worked as a fisherman for 40 years until April 27, 2018, when…

Copping the Miss Bartica Regatta crown, from eight other beauties, came as a shock to 18-year-old Amel Griffith. The expression on her face when the first runner-up was announced, said it all. Even while still in shock, the new queen…

Seventeen-year-old Mae Allicock of Surama village in Region Nine was on Friday evening crowned Miss Rupununi Rodeo 2019. According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), Allicock walked away with $125,000 cash, a cosmetic gift…