Category: Features

When Claudius Agrippa played “Sonny” in the Maurice Braithwaite directed, Francis Farrier adaptation, of C. L. R. James’ “Minty Alley” in 2011, he added another element to his growing list of achievements.  He is earning even more plaudits because of his appearances in a series of advertisements for French luxury goods company Dior. In these short films, his extraordinary prowess as a violinist illuminates the black and white vignettes. Barely twelve years old, Claudius has garnered much attention in the world of music. Indeed, it was his musical virtuosity during…

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The Inner Wheel Club presents its annual hat show on April 6 at the Promenade Gardens. The event will see a flurry of colourful and thematic hats. The crowd will be entertained by the Guyana Police Force Band while they enjoy tea on the lawns in a breezy atmosphere. There will be added attractions such as a ‘Tea Shoppe’, face painting, and games for children. Hats will be judged in categories such as original, casual, comical and thematic. The club is advising persons who would like to register their hats…

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It is believed that the art of kite-flying originated in China before 1,000 B.C. Researchers speculate that kite-flying may have been introduced to Guyana by Chinese indentured immigrants in the mid-19th century. The kite is a vehicle for creativity. Apart from religious symbolism, the kite is linked to essential aspects of science, technology, engineering and math. Kite making also encourages concentration, mathematical and geometric precision. Many families today forego investing time and effort into making kites, instead purchasing imported plastic kites or locally made ones, ignoring the fact that kite-making…

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Since its inception, the Kiskadee Kids Playgroup uses various avenues to develop children’s ability to be imaginative; preparing them to be academic achievers throughout their lives. One such project is its annual hat show, which was started in 2010. The playgroup, under the tutelage of founder Desiree Albert, has seen much success in developing the children’s creative abilities. Through various projects like the hat show, they encourage children to explore and build their artistic skills. “The parents and their children come up with their designs and showcase them at our…

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Guyanese born Dr Karen King-Aribisala is a writer married to a Nigerian. She is a professor of English at University of Lagos, Nigeria. Two of her published works, “Our Wife and Other Stories”, and “The Hangman’s Game”- won the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, Best First Book for African Region in 1991, and the Best Book Africa in 2008 respectively. King-Aribisala is the daughter of the late Dr Kenneth and Joyce Miller King. Her father is the former minister of economic development, and Guyana’s ambassador to the European Union. Her inspiration was…

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By Venessa Deosaran – International communications specialist Felicia Persaud has fought determinedly as a Guyanese woman to make a name for herself despite her “coloured” background. Speaking with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Persaud said she faced many challenges being a Guyanese woman in the international media, “In the United States I’m not a Guyanese woman. I’m black. I’m an immigrant and I’m a woman! Those are all tags that are laid on me just on sight. And they are sadly all labels that are not at the top of the…

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By Venessa Deosaran Digicel Guyana sent two of its employees to Haiti, in an effort to get involved in renewing hope for Haitians who were devastated by a 2010 earthquake that lasted just 42 seconds, but killed 230,000 people, leaving 1.5 million homeless. The project was initiated by overseas-based charity organisation Haven, and Habitat for Humanity (Guyana). The organisations worked in the country to strengthen and support on-going efforts to help families left homeless by the earthquake. The target for the week they spent in Haiti was to build 100…

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Thousands were amazed at the Kitty seawall in Guyana on Sunday as they witnessed a spectacular air show put on by the Brazilian Air Force’s smoke squadron. The air show was part of weeklong activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Guyana’s aviation sector. This is the second time the Brazilians have performed in Guyana. They did their first show in 2008 when the country hosted the 10th Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta). People, with their umbrellas out, gathered along the seawall and on Vlissingen Road for hours to get…

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